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I plan on towing a Featherlite 3110 aluminum open trailer with my BMW M3 on it. Weighs about 4500lbs, will be using my trailer brake controller. Overall length is probably 22'. My old Cayenne Turbo pulled it like a dream, with the exception of getting abysmal gas mileage.

Any caveats on pulling it with the GX? GX is stock with the exception of 265-70-17 BFG KO2 tires.
 
OP you will exceed your payload limits on anything much larger then a 25' camper. It is difficult to understand, but your payload includes extra humans, gas, fluids, any cargo you have, and tongue weight of your trailer. You are also limited by the weight over each axle, which further complicates the issue. Payload is typically what limitation you will deal with, not "towing capacity".

We have a rockford roo 19ft which claims to have a dry weight of 3885lbs, 1550lbs cargo, and 434lbs hitch weight (dry). When I weight the camper loaded up it was right around 5200lbs. We have two kids 6/4 and a 55lb yellow lab, canoe on top, and firewood in the back. I am right at the limit, and that is which C rated tires. I would never think about towing with P-rated tires, and my next set will probably be D-rated just to be safe. That is about as big of a camper as I would ever want to pull, and I don't know that I would ever consider the GX470 to be a long term solution if you plan on pulling long distances often.
 
Not as fancy as some of the others but it gets the job done! The roll on rustoleum paint job isn’t too bad from about 25 feet away. I’ve hauled all kinds of stuff in this trailer and it tows straight and true...not bad for about $325 all in!

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