I respect your opinion....but those vehicles in Europe have brakes just like ours! They have mountains, pavement, highways, etc over there just like we do! Your profile shows a very nice, heavy duty tandem axle 5th wheel and heavy duty truck, both of which are in a different league than the MPG. Ford explorer would work great for MPG....likely a hair better than my minivan, which also worked great. Remember that you are towing a trailer, keep a safe following distance. I mean, this is the type of vehicle the MPG is meant to be towed by. Your white knuckle stop aside (sounds like a pucker causer!), good tires, healthy brakes, and safe driving / situational awareness can mitigate (not eliminate) those nasty events. Actually, re reading the op's post; his vehicle has a tow rating of 7300 lbs, which means he has a ~200% (MPG GVWR = 3800 lbs) safety factor. We should probably agree to disagree.