ANSWER: We estimate that the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport can hold approximately 180 lbs on top of a VH-55 carrier and your vehicle will still sit level. More weight can be added, but the additional weight added will cause the vehicles suspension to begin to compress.
REPLY: …Thanks for the info. I am wondering how you get those numbers? I am now looking at a 2011 Kia sportage sx Turbo. Which your site doesn’t show info for 2011. Which is why I was asking how you guys calculate the numbers.
ANSWER REPLY: …Try looking up the models under a different year. As for the Kia there is one listed for the 2010 not the turbo edition, but it has a carrying capacity of approximately 237 lbs on top of the VH-55 carrier. To get these number we had to look up many different specs on the vehicle and type them into a formula that was set up for the different carriers.
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