VW Golf VIII 1.5 TSI ACT Style - Towing vehicle

You want to use the VW Golf also as a towing vehicle for trailers? In order to answer this question 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 1400 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 deal does not yet include trailer coupling and must be added to this.

Evaluation - is the VW Golf suitable as a towing vehicle?: The motor vehicle can tow a maximum of 1400 kg and has a maximum torque of 200 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.