We originally bought the CRD because #1. I’m a diesel enthusiast and #2. I liked the pulling power and fuel economy. The Liberty 2.8 CRD is rated @ 160 horsepower and 295 lbs-ft. of torque vs. the Liberty 3.7L V-6 is rated @ 210 hp and 235 lbs.-ft. of torque. We are in the midst of planning to buy an ultra-light travel trailer that the Liberty can pull. Once I discovered that the transmission and TC was weak and the F37 made it even weaker, we decided to trade-in on a 3.7L Liberty. The decision was made after the CRD had a history of being in the shop, inconsistent fuel mileage, poor EGR design, and we needed something reliable for constant pulling as we traveled. We didn’t want to wait to have a real fix. Since the CRD is limited to the same towing and hauling maximums as the 3.7L, we figured the gasser would just be fine. After all, the 3.7 Liberty has had a good grade card for lots of pulling with little/no problems
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My CRD did "ok" while pulling my 19' travel trailer. It was all over the road without sway control but the diesel kept up with traffic. Let me ask you one more thing. So if they put a 4 cyl gas engine in this thing that has no torque but 190 hp at 9k rpm do you think the tow rating would be the same since the brakes are the same size? Tow ratings come from multiple things including the engines performance.