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KZ Venom V3311TQ

Fifth wheelbuilt 2016–16Mixed build tierPatient search on the used market
WHAT ONE COSTS
—price not published

The maker never published an MSRP for this floorplan. Unknown is not cheap — treat any asking price against comparable models, not against zero.

WHAT IT WEIGHS BEHIND YOUR TRUCK
~14,434 lbestimated as towed, for 2 people

dry weight 12,700 lb + fresh water (112 gal, full) 934 lb + propane + battery 200 lb + gear for 2 600 lb. Brochure dry weight omits water, propane, batteries and your gear; this estimate doesn't.

You want a tow rating around16,040 lb (10% margin)
GVWR (the sticker maximum)16,000 lb
Tongue weight, loaded~2,830 lb (20%)
Cargo capacity3,300 lb
WHICH TOW VEHICLES IT FITS — 19 OF 95

Judged the way the app judges: estimated loaded weight against each vehicle's rating less a 10% margin — per model year, because the V3311TQ's published weights held steady. Fifth wheels also need a pickup bed and are held to the fifth-wheel rating where published.

VEHICLETOW RATINGVERDICT
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax, max tow) '24-2622,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax) '11-1918,100 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax) '20-2318,510 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 3500HD (Duramax DRW, gooseneck) '11-1923,300 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 3500HD (Duramax DRW, gooseneck) '20-2636,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, gooseneck) '20-2222,800 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, tow pkg) '17-1918,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel) '11-1616,600 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel, gooseneck) '23-2623,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '11-1621,600 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '17-1932,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '20-2237,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel DRW, gooseneck) '23-2638,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-450 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel DRW, gooseneck) '23-2640,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 2500 (6.7 Cummins HO) '19-2620,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 2500 (6.7 Cummins) '11-1817,980 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins DRW, gooseneck) '13-1831,210 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins HO DRW, gooseneck) '19-2437,090 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins HO DRW, gooseneck) '25-2636,610 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
The 76it doesn't fit
  • Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26 — over by ~7,504 lb loaded
  • Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22 — over by ~7,504 lb loaded
  • Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 1500 (6.2 V8, max tow) '19-26 — over by ~5,164 lb loaded
  • Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (max tow) '14-18 — over by ~3,994 lb loaded
  • Chevrolet Silverado EV (4WT) '24-26 — over by ~3,184 lb loaded
  • Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Chrysler Pacifica '17-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '18-24 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '25-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '11-14 — over by ~4,264 lb loaded
  • Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '15-20 — over by ~3,724 lb loaded
  • Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '21-23 — over by ~1,834 lb loaded
  • Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '24-26 — over by ~4,714 lb loaded
  • Ford F-150 Lightning (max trailer tow) '22-26 — over by ~5,434 lb loaded
  • Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26 — over by ~10,834 lb loaded
  • Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23 — over by ~7,684 lb loaded
  • Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26 — over by ~7,684 lb loaded
  • Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26 — over by ~7,684 lb loaded
  • GMC Sierra EV '24-26 — over by ~3,634 lb loaded
  • GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Honda Odyssey '18-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26 — over by ~9,934 lb loaded
  • Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26 — over by ~9,934 lb loaded
  • Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26 — over by ~7,504 lb loaded
  • Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Jeep Grand Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Jeep Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Land Rover Defender '20-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Land Rover Discovery '17-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Lexus GX 550 (tow pkg) '24-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Lexus LX 600 '22-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26 — over by ~7,999 lb loaded
  • Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Nissan Titan (5.6 V8, tow pkg) '17-24 — over by ~5,649 lb loaded
  • Nissan Titan XD (Cummins diesel) '16-19 — over by ~2,994 lb loaded
  • Ram 1500 (3.0 Hurricane, max tow) '25-26 — over by ~3,984 lb loaded
  • Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi eTorque, max tow) '19-24 — over by ~2,959 lb loaded
  • Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi, max tow) '11-18 — over by ~4,874 lb loaded
  • Ram ProMaster '14-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Rivian R1S '22-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Rivian R1T '22-26 — over by ~4,534 lb loaded
  • Subaru Ascent '19-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Tesla Cybertruck '24-26 — over by ~4,534 lb loaded
  • Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Toyota Sequoia (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '23-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Toyota Sienna '21-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
  • Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26 — over by ~8,584 lb loaded
  • Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23 — over by ~8,314 lb loaded
  • Toyota Tundra (5.7 V8, tow pkg) '11-21 — over by ~5,254 lb loaded
  • Toyota Tundra (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '22-26 — over by ~3,634 lb loaded
  • Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26 — no pickup bed — cannot hitch a fifth wheel
THE SPECS
Length36.9 ft
Height (incl. A/C)13.3 ft
Width8.4 ft
GVWR16,000 lb
Dry weight12,700 lb
Dry tongue weight2,490 lb
Cargo capacity3,300 lb
Sleeps6
Slide-outs3
Axles2
Fresh water112 gal
Grey water97 gal
Black water57 gal
Air conditioning15,000 BTU
Awning15 ft

A missing row means the maker never published that figure — unknown, not zero.

WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP
  • 1× Front queen bed in a slide(Permanent)60×80
  • 1× Loft bed over the garage(Permanent)40×96
  • 1× Optional power bed with Sit-and-Sleep in the garage(Stow-away)—
  • 3× Theater seats in the slide(Convertible)—
HOW IT'S BUILT — 5/5
WallsAzdel composite
FrameAluminum
RoofWalk-on
UnderbellyEnclosed

KZ (Mixed tier): Venom was KZ's flagship fifth-wheel toy hauler (Thor Industries), built with aluminum-framed laminated sidewalls over Azdel composite, a walk-on roof and a heated, enclosed underbelly, and specified like a race hauler — 100+ gallon fresh tanks, dual 30-gallon fuel stations, generators and 88×96 cargo doors. The engineering is above the segment average but these are 13,000-15,000 lb trailers with heavy slide and suspension loads, and owner reports of slide, frame-flex and delamination problems are common enough to keep it out of the top tier. Absent from the 2025 lineup.

YEAR BY YEAR — WHAT CHANGED
  • 2016Introduced with the Venom line
  • 2017Dropped
FINDING ONE

Patient search — weeks of watching, and probably some travel. Why: KZ is a volume manufacturer; only one model year; 10 years out of production. Estimated from build volume and production span — not a count of live listings.

THE READ

The short Venom of the launch year — 11' cargo area, 16,000 lb GVWR, the only Venom a 3/4-ton could realistically pull.

OTHER VENOM FLOORPLANS
3815RG · 19,000 lb · sleeps 83916RG · 19,000 lb · sleeps 8V3214DK · 14,995 lb · sleeps 8V3313TK · 16,000 lb · sleeps 8V3411TK · 16,000 lb · sleeps 8V3413TK · 16,000 lb · sleeps 8V3517DK · 14,995 lb · sleeps 6V3815TK · 19,000 lb · sleeps 8V3911TK · 19,000 lb · sleeps 9V3912TK · 19,000 lb · sleeps 8V3916TK · 19,000 lb · sleeps 8V4011QK · 19,000 lb · sleeps 8V4012TK · 19,000 lb · sleeps 9V4013TK · 19,000 lb · sleeps 8the whole line →
Is the V3311TQ your #1 — or just a spec sheet?

These are the facts. Whether it beats the other six thousand rigs for you depends on what you care about — set your priorities as sliders and watch the whole market re-rank around them. Nothing gets hidden, everything gets explained.

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Data compiled from manufacturer spec sheets, retrieved 2026-07.