VW Golf VIII 1.5 TSI ACT Life - Towing vehicle

Is a VW Golf VIII 1.5 TSI ACT Life a good towing vehicle?

VW Golf VIII  1.5 TSI ACT Life

Can the VW Golf also be used as a towing vehicle? In order to answer this topic 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 cars is given as 1500 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 VW Golf how much the trailer load affects acceleration.

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

Evaluation - is the VW Golf suitable as a towing vehicle?: The car can tow a maximum of 1500 kg and has a maximum torque of 250 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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