Have long been puzzled by the towing capacities listed in the 2002 Golf Owner's Manual for various engine/transmission configurations, specifically:
the 115hp gas engine producing 122 ft-lbs torque with manual tranmission is permitted to tow 1320 lbs without trailer brakes and
1500 with brakes.but the 90 hp TDi with 155 ft-lbs. of torque is only allowed to tow
1000 lbs., brakes or no brakes, manual or automatic.Now the 2004 TDi PD is out, with 100 hp and 177 ft-lbs. of torque, and the dealer tells me 1000 lbs is still the towing limit.
OTOH my '95 Geo Tracker only puts out 95 hp and 98 ft-lbs of torque, but is rated to tow 1500 lbs.
Can anyone make sense of this?
I'm wondering if the same implausible figures are found in the Owner's Manuals of 2001 or 2003 TDi models, or if anyone here has ever been able to get clarification from Volkswagen (I've tried)?
Achim
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