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Old 10-21-2022, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Youg
It's nice to tow with this car, it's a 540ia with a V8 4.4 liters engine.

The trail weigths under 400kg empty, 200kg for the wheels and the wheel rack, 1'200kg for the Cup.
Il can tow 2'000kg with the 540ia.

I live in Switzerland, so I have to go through the mountains to go to French tracks, and it wasn't a problem.
4.4 V8! That’s fantastic, I had no idea
Old 10-21-2022, 12:23 PM
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Towing in europe is very different then in america. Everyone drives the same restricted speed in the right hand lane and the rest of the drivers r not a-holes.
Old 10-21-2022, 12:25 PM
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It's just perfect to tow in Europe.
Enough torque, confortable, "low" fuel consumption, and this engine is really strong.
Old 10-21-2022, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by De Jeeper
Towing in europe is very different then in america. Everyone drives the same restricted speed in the right hand lane and the rest of the drivers r not a-holes.
I don't realise how it is in america.
Old 10-21-2022, 12:30 PM
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Towing to and from is the scariest part of my track weekends. So many idiots on the road.
Old 10-21-2022, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Youg
I don't realise how it is in america.

We tow with these because we can . But my dad towed the rv with a v8 chevy station wagon.

American drivers get very little training and have even less common sense. Average people that tow trailers and rv's literally drive the tires off them



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lol, that far from what Ive experienced / seen in Europe
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Towing in europe is very different then in america. Everyone drives the same restricted speed in the right hand lane and the rest of the drivers r not a-holes.
Old 10-24-2022, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by markmark26
lol, that far from what Ive experienced / seen in Europe
Well guess i should say in some parts of europe. I have only been to the germany, swiss and austria areas.
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I can confirm
It depends on the country (Italy for exemple), and sometimes it depends on the town (Paris or Marseille in France).

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