What is a good tow bar to pull a 2011 toyota prius?

here you go and the 2nd image down is to all of the Trailer Hitch articles I've written.

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Are you trying to tow it behind an RV or something? For that you'll need a dolly- the 2011 Prius cannot be flat-towed.

 

I read this title as "To Pull with a Toyota Prius....

 

Can't see your link, but don't tow it with front wheels on the ground. It is not possible to disconnect the engine and 'transmission' from the front wheels. "Neutral" does not mechanically disconnect anything in the engine-motor system, just shuts of electric power, so if the front wheels spin, then parts of the engine-motor system must twirl even faster. At highway speed, to possibly to damage or destruction.

And this is separate from disengaging the transaxle Park pawl.

As Leadfoot already mentioned, at minimum, the front wheels must be on a dolly. Flatbed towing is even better.

 

That looks about right, though I have no actual towing experience to give a complete answer.

When towed above 40-something mph with engine off, the Y-bar will cause MG1 to over-speed on any non-plug-in Prius 2001-2015. And you still have to do something to release the Park pawl. 2016+ could go to something over 60 mph before having the same problem. But for emergency towing with front wheels on ground for short distances, Toyota sets a much lower speed limit, e.g. 18 mph for your 2011.

Read your 2011 Owner's Manual, pages 497-502, for towing advice and rules. If you don't have a paper copy, see the e-copies here:

https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47685U/pdf/OM47685U.pdf

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