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Old 06-11-2010, 02:20 AM
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Sorry if it is an Enzo. Anyone on here?
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Porsche 928 towing a Porsche 928 - "There is no substitute"

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suprised the OB isn't the one towing
Old 06-11-2010, 03:41 AM
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That is an S, but I get the point...Ha Ha!

I thought flat towing a 928 was a VERY BAD IDEA...maybe only if it is an automatic???
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The car and a bunch of parts were picked up on the west coast, near San Francisco. The parts were packed into that rear car, and it was towed like that all the way across the country back to the upper east coast. No, it wasn't me.
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I don't recall where, but know I've seen it somewhere before. He had some detailed pic's of the hitch he fab'ed, and mounted to the back of the S4.
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Originally Posted by 76FJ55
I don't recall where, but know I've seen it somewhere before. He had some detailed pic's of the hitch he fab'ed, and mounted to the back of the S4.

http://www.smidgie.com/928/928tow/

etrailer has just added a tow setup. When I asked about this some time ago they didn't.

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...-question.html
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A panic stop would be really ugly.
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Just because its doable doesn't mean its the right thing to do. Any motor vehicle enforcement team doing its job would shoot that thing down for towing outside rated limits.
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ROW S4 is rated to tow 1600kg on trailer which has brakes. Base no equipment at all model S weighs 1530kg. Find some trailer which is under 70kg and its legal to to S with S4. Only problem is that such trailers tend to weight 400kg.
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And then there is the weight of gear and people.
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Originally Posted by Vilhuer
ROW S4 is rated to tow 1600kg on trailer which has brakes. Base no equipment at all model S weighs 1530kg. Find some trailer which is under 70kg and its legal to to S with S4. Only problem is that such trailers tend to weight 400kg.
Where did you find the 1600Kg number? The ones I saw said 3500Kg on a braked trailer.
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3520kg is total weight including car itself, people etc, trailer and its load. 3520 - 1580 - 1600 = 340kg for people. Tech spec book has them all.
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If anybody could photo-shop that to show it towing a 911, I'd owe you case of your favorite beer...towing a yellow GT3 would be even better...
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Many years ago when cars all had chrome bumpers auto wholesalers often would flat tow from auction to auction,lot to lot......They always had interesting stories about having the rear car pass the front one ! When flat towing an automatic car they would start the engine and let it idle to circulate trans fluid. The stick shift trans is splash oiled so no need for the engine to be running.


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