Ford Transit Connect 2.Generation Kastenwagen 240 L2 1.5 EcoBlue Sport - Towing vehicle

Is a Ford Transit Connect 2.Generation Kastenwagen 240 L2 1.5 EcoBlue Sport a good towing vehicle?

Ford Transit Connect 2.Generation  Kastenwagen 240 L2 1.5 EcoBlue Sport

Can the Ford Transit Connect also be used as a towing vehicle? In order to answer this issue many different aspects, such as whether a trailer hitch (AHK) is available at all, the torque, and the maximum towing capacity.

The maximum towing capacity of this motor vehicles is given as 1354 kg and is thus quite sufficient for the "normal consumer". You can pull a small caravan with it, and also sometimes the moving trailer.
For the Ford Transit Connect gthe torque indicates how well it can handle heavy loads - the rule here is: a lot helps a lot..

However, this advertisement does not yet include trailer hitch and must be added to this.

Evaluation - is the Ford Transit Connect suitable as a towing vehicle?: The car has a maximum towing capacity of 1354 kg and has a maximum torque of 270 Nm. You can manage quite well in everyday life, but you should only pull heavy equipment over short distances because the torque alone is a bit tight and you run the risk of slowing down traffic considerably.

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