VW Passat B8 Variant 1.5 TSI OPF Business DSG - Towing vehicle

Is a VW Passat B8 Variant 1.5 TSI OPF Business DSG a good towing vehicle?

VW Passat B8  Variant 1.5 TSI OPF Business DSG

You want to use the VW Passat 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 cars is given as 1600 kg and is thus quite sufficient for the "normal consumer". You can pull a small caravan with it, and also sometimes the moving trailer.
The torque is at the VW Passat decisive for acceleration even under load - the more torque the better!

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

Evaluation - is the VW Passat suitable as a towing vehicle?: The vehicle can tow a maximum of 1600 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 car may be available as an order vehicle with trailer hitch, so be sure to also check new vehicle offers on our website.

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