Opel Astra K Sports Tourer 1.2 DI Turbo Business Edition - Towing vehicle

Can the Opel Astra 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 Automobiles is given as 1350 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 Opel Astra how much the trailer load affects acceleration.

However, this advertisement does not yet include trailer coupling and must be ordered in addition.

Evaluation - is the Opel Astra suitable as a towing vehicle?: The car can tow a maximum of 1350 kg and can tow a maximum torque of 225 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.