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oldbebo
Explorer
Jul 19, 2019

AUDI Q5 for towing

Audi Q5 is rated for 4400 lbs has a 220 HP engine and I would like to tow one of the new lighter travel trailers. Thinking hummingbird 17RB dry weight 2890, RPod 189 dry w. 2792, Mini Drop WD1705 dry w. 2800, Or the one I like best and the heaviest Winnebago 1700BH AT 3010. I know it would be ideal to buy a truck but with the Audi would you just go with the lightest of those mentioned or does the extra 2 or 3 hundred lbs really make a difference. I have many years of towing experience 27 ft Airstream w/ ford F150 truck and 17ft. Casita with 6 cyd.nizzan frontier. Never had any problems with those.....Any trailers I am missing.
  • Tyler0215's avatar
    Tyler0215
    Explorer
    Jul 20, 2019
    My opinion. The Q5 is a unibody car with no frame. The goal of the manufacturer is to make them as light as possible. Any hitch will be attached to re-inforced body panels. Will it tow the trailer? Sure. But what damage will towing do over time? Audis aren't cheap. Maybe a more suitable TV would be a better choice.
  • Jebby14's avatar
    Jebby14
    Explorer
    Jul 20, 2019
    what's the payload? I would think you are asking a lot from a vehicle not well suited to towing. should command a decent trade in value if you want to look at getting a proper tow vehicle.
  • seaeagle2's avatar
    seaeagle2
    Explorer
    Jul 20, 2019
    looks like on some of the Q5's max tongue weight is 440, not sure how that translates into the payload,
  • trailer_newbe's avatar
    trailer_newbe
    Explorer III
    Jul 20, 2019
    Need to know your cargo carrying capacity of the Q5. Max tow weight does not mean much without knowing the CCC of the vehicle.

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