Honestly this is absurd. These death machines shouldn’t be legal in europe. That thing doesn’t even fit in the parking space, even though the parking lot has the biggest spaces in the whole city. The Golf Polo is so small in comparison, it could even hide in front of the engine hood of the truck.

EDIT: It’s a Polo and not a Golf, I don’t know my cars, sorry for that!

  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    My SUV’s towing capacity: 3500lbs

    The car version of my SUV (built on the same platform, with the same engine and transmission and actually 4" longer), towing capacity: 2000lbs

    Why? Suspension, not transmission.

    The Golf you’re talking about has no official towing capacity in North America because North America is actually more strict about towing safety than Europe. I’ve towed with my Jetta though and anything past 1k lbs was a stretch.

    A Unimog doesn’t hit highway speeds, they’re road legal farm vehicles.

    Transmission oil coolers don’t require much space either and they’re required if you’re towing heavy loads with a manual transmission too, so packaging doesn’t change.

    Before sharing your opinion as if it were a fact you should make sure you actually know what you’re talking about.

    • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      A Golf has a capacity of 1.5 to 2 tons. That’s more than your SUV. And no American safety standards aren’t higher than Europe’s. It’s just taken as a given that you drive differently when you’re towing something and not merging onto the Autobahn at 120km/h. That’s because we have driver ed and, in fact, you need an extra license to pull anything of any size.

      • Cornpop@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        1 year ago

        I would never pull more than 1000 pounds with a golf. Irresponsible, unsafe, and unhealthy for the car itself.

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        Europe:

        Golf towing capacity 1600kg

        My SUV’s towing capacity 2400kg

        And having towed with a manual Jetta I can confirm that only a moron would tow more than 500kg with a Golf and think they’re safe, and the Jetta is longer than the Golf so it’s actually more stable.

        And yes, towing standards are more strict in North America (SAE J2807) vs Europe (determined by the manufacturer)