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Originally Posted by mastek
The towing specs of the Touareg Diesel vs. X5 Diesel are interesting
Touareg V6 TDI
- 5,000 lbs. Vehicle Weight
- 7,700 lbs. Towing Capacity
- 240 hp
- 405 ft-tq
e70 X5d
- 5,200 lbs. Vehicle Weight
- 6,000 lbs. Towing Capacity
- 265 hp
- 425 ft-tq
Maybe BMW is being conservative on the towing specs, but from those numbers all things point to the X5d having more towing capacity then the Touareg TDI V6
Then there was the V10 Touareg Diesel 2004-2008?
- 4,900 lbs. Vehicle Weight
- 7,700 lbs. Towing Capacity
- 310 hp
- 553 ft-tq
What gives??
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Towing specs are a combination of hitch, chassis, engine, and transmission, but primarily manufacturers' appetite for legal exposure. The Touareg V10 pulled a Boeing 747 on Top Gear. BMW typically takes very conservative legal approaches.