VW Golf VIII Variant 1.5 eTSI Life DSG - Towing vehicle

You want to use the VW Golf also as a towing vehicle for trailers? In order to answer this issue the car 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 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 vehicle has a maximum towing capacity 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. However, this particular offer is an immediately available vehicle that does not have a trailer hitch installed. It is therefore not suitable for use in trailer operation. However, this motor vehicle may be available as an order vehicle with trailer hitch, so be sure to also check new vehicle offers on our website.