I was actually thinking about the towing issue during my morning coffee (hey, it just popped in my head) and I wouldn't think that dragging ANY car across the asphalt would be good. It would put stress on all the gears along the drive line (transmission, transfer case, differentials) and could throw something out of whack.
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair."
-Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless