towing

So I am looking to replace our tow car, 1.6 diesel, due to its age (10 years). We’ve had the car from new and it’s given us 10 trouble free years, it’s just showing it’s age now. This car has only just become the tow car, previously we had a mk1 2.0 diesel Ford Kuga which had issues with the DPF...

This is one for the techies really. How many variations are there of the VW DSG gearbox? Does the GTE have the same one as the Golf R? I ask because this is my theory for the 1500kg towing limit of the GTEs . If the box can handle 400 bhp, 210 plus the extra weight of a caravan is probably a...

Hi, are there any EVs or PHEVs that are allowed to tow caravans? I have a Mini Countryman PHEV but just realised today it is not allowed to tow (no towing weight on V5, no train weight on vehicle plate). Anyone come across anything that can tow?

I dont want to tow anything with an eGolf but it would be very useful if I could fit a towbar, for a bike rack. VW do not list one as an option and I can imagine that there are all sorts of reasons for doing so. One being it may not even fit. As yet none of the 3rd party providers can supply...

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Anyone had a tow bar fitted? Officially or unofficially? fitted by?

Hi My hubby & I got our Outlander about a month ago, and we're a little frustrated & a lot confused! First issue is that we have only once got (what we consider to be) a full charge from charging at home overnight. About 2 days after we picked it up it read 32 miles range after a night...

Having recently returned from Corfe Castle Camping & Caravanning Club site I thought I would jot down my experience of towing a [email protected] 400 with the Golf GTE. First some technical details. The MTPLM of the [email protected] 400 is 1,200kg and the unladen weight of the GTE is 1,599kg so the outfit was well under...