Towing with a 2018 BMW X5...help please!
Hey ya'll! My name is Cinnamon and while I am not new to RVing (thank you Grampa, Uncle Irwin, and Uncle Jerry <3 ) I am new to living in one. I'll be calling a RV home for majority of the year since ...
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Lightning55 wrote:
The BMW X5 is a great driving Sports utility, but I don't think is was designed as a good trailer towing vehicle. The suspension (front and rear) and brakes has it's limitations and will probably handle a small light weight trailer, but nothing very big. Like others have said, you need to do some homework and check it's towing and weight limitations.
It's every bit as capable as a 1/2 ton pickup, even more-so depending on the make. It's used quite a bit in Europe, far more than our pickups.
It's a Class III hitch so it's limited to 600 TW and 6k tow. With the diesel it pulls up to that (Porsche GT3 track car with extra wheels, tools, fuel and trailer) with no problems at all and 21 mpgs.
