I have now towed my 2016 GTI for more than 3000 miles with no problems. When the Blue Ox factory engineered and installed the free base plate for the car, part of the deal was I got a free new Blue Ox tow bar and tail light wiring. I did have to pay for the tail light wiring kit but they installed it free. They installed extra bulbs in the tail light reflector assemblies. If you look at the photo of the front of the car in my original post, the connector for the tail light cable is located right under the license plate.