The Slate is a Coupe Utility Vehicle (CUV)

[KevinRS]

Since it keeps getting repeated that a civic tows 1000 lbs, I tried looking it up, the first manual I found says that particular model is not designed for towing. haven't figured out finding which recent civic models are tow rated for the US.

 

[AZFox]

Since it keeps getting repeated that a civic tows 1000 lbs, I tried looking it up, the first manual I found says that particular model is not designed for towing. haven't figured out finding which recent civic models are tow rated for the US.

I haven't seen that. Do you have any links?

Regardless, apparently the towing capacity of a 2022 Honda Civic is 1,750 pounds if the trailer has brakes. That's according to multiple sources, but might not be accurate. 2022 is an 11th-generation, the same generation as now I believe.

 

[KevinRS]

This is supposed to be for the 2025 hybrid civic, when you click on towing a trailer, you get to a page that says it's not designed to tow.
https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/OM/AH/AT502525IOM/enu/details/131272047-11005.html

 

[Driven5]

That's according to multiple sources, but might not be accurate.

Unverified sources are absolute crap and not to be trusted. If you want to know something about a car, look at the owners manual and nothing else. According to the 2022 US Civic owners manual:

""Your vehicle is not designed to tow a trailer. Attempting tow do so can void your warranties."

Euro and US tow ratings cannot be conflated.

 

[KevinRS]

That is kind of the point. Someone may have towed 1000 lbs with a civic, even if it wasn't rated for it, and I'm sure someone will tow 2000 with the Slate. In both cases, any damage caused will void the warrantee, and if something really goes wrong, you may end up with both civil and criminal liability, and insurance is going to say you are on your own.