[finchna]

Hello everyone. In January of this year I sold my '11 STi and purchased a '17 Outback. I will soon be getting a 13' boler that I'm told weighs roughly 2500lbs loaded. From what I've read the car has a 3000lbs towing capacity, and the dealership has told me the same. I'm getting mixed info about needing trailer brakes or not for that 3000lbs.

Can the 3.6r tow that without trailer brakes, if so is it not recommended unless you have them?

Is a transmission cooler necessary or optional just to help out?

From the cars101 website:

(Note:..for the 2017 model, the 3.6L's maximum towing weight has been dropped from 3000 to 2700 pounds. It was 3000 pounds on the 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012 3.6L models... )
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So the limit is 2700 for both 2.5 and 3.6.

I think I saw the same 2700 weight limit for the 2018 MY.