Towing with the X5

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Originally Posted by hayaku

i tow a 24' enclosed carson race car hauler. loaded was 6500-ish and i have more gear coming... total guestimated weight should be about 7500... at 6500ish, i was towing at 75-80 with no issues on the flat straight parts. out here, up the grape vine in california, i was able to go up 60-ish while deisel tow rigs were pushing 35... be sure to have an anti-sway system and brake controller that is up to the task. i use 10,000lbs anti-sway hitch with a tenkonsha prodigy controller = no sway what so ever.

widthl should have some more insight to share. he's towed close to 9800 lbs..

I can breathe much easier now! THANKS! I have a brake controller already installed (from the BMW dealer) and have the factory hitch installed as well. I plan on short trips primarily, up to 90 miles each way. Sounds like my X5 4.4 is up to the task without any problems!
Thanks again!