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

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

VW Passat B8  Variant 1.5 TSI OPF Conceptline DSG

Is the VW Passat also good for towing trailers? 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 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.
torque affects the VW Passat how much the trailer load affects acceleration.

However, this offer does not yet include trailer hitch and must be added to this.

Evaluation - is the VW Passat suitable as a towing vehicle?: The car can tow a maximum of 1600 kg and can tow 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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