except they really aren't because the overwhelming majority of truck owners either never tow anything at all or limit their towing to utility class trailers that could just as easily be pulled by an Outback with a trailer hitch. Edit: To expand on this point even further, 1500/150 class trucks (the market niche most full sized truck owners inhabit and that these vehicles are targeted at) are complete bullshit for towing anyway. Hook up to anything heavier than a compact car on a tow dolly and you're begging to smoke the transmission.