KIA Niro DE 1.6 GDI PlugIn-Hybrid Vision DCT6 - Towing vehicle

Is a KIA Niro DE 1.6 GDI PlugIn-Hybrid Vision DCT6 a good towing vehicle?

KIA Niro DE  1.6 GDI PlugIn-Hybrid Vision DCT6

You want to use the KIA Niro also as a towing vehicle for trailers? In order to answer this question the motor vehicle must be considered from all points of view, 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 1300 kg and is thus quite sufficient for the "normal consumer". You can pull a small caravan with it, and also sometimes the moving trailer.
torque affects the KIA Niro how much the trailer load affects acceleration.

However, this deal does not yet include trailer coupling and must be separately ordered.

Evaluation - is the KIA Niro suitable as a towing vehicle?: The car can tow a maximum of 1300 kg and can tow a maximum torque of 265 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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