X5 Towing an Enclosed Car Trailer!

[TowX]

Originally Posted by rneedham1979

I tow my E46 M3 in a 26ft enclosed trailer with my 05 4.8is. It's a pretty tall trailer as well. The X tows it fine, I wasn't expecting it to though. My X takes about 10-15 minutes to adapt, once the trailer mode pops on the dash and she tows like a dream. The self leveling suspension works fantastic as well.

I can tow at 65-70 all day with no issues and still get around 12mpg.

The X5 really impressed me as the last time I towed the trailer the trailer brake controller was not functioning. I never knew, the X5 towed and stopped the trailer just fine... actually, it tows much better than my buddy's F-150. The X5 has more power, better braking and gets 3-5 mpg more when towing.

Looks like the paddock at VIR.

I'd be extremely careful towing that trailer with the X5. Virginia law could hold you liable if you were involved in an accident if you were towing more than the X5 rating. And I suspect that trailer weighs 3200-3500 empty. Add another 3000 for the E46, 400-500 for misc spare wheels, fuel etc and I bet you're pulling more than 7,000 lbs, half a ton greater than the legal tow rating for the X5.