I just had the same hitch installed on my 2015 GSW 6M. Did your 1100 miles include much elevation change? My main trailering will be a single rail MC trailer.. far lighter than what you were pulling, but it's good to know that the car can do more.My 15 GSW (stock), 6 spd stick, has not had much use & been a big of a garage queen since purchase with only a few long road trips. Recently, I had need to move some gear over 1k miles. Rather than use the truck, I decided to install a hitch (I went with the EcoHitch 2" receiver) on the GSW and tow with it. Last week, in hot weather (mid 90's+) the stock GSW easily towed a 5x8 Uhaul trailer loaded well into the 3k lb range over 1,100 miles. It did it with ease & was easily able to keep with interstate traffic speed. Initially, I was worried about its' ability to tow the load & stared gently. As comfort & confidence increased I increased speed & ran with the traffic. Passing & getting back out of the fast lane was not an issue. I found that I left the MFD on oil temp display. The fuel milage took a hit & cut the normal 50+ down into the a trip average of just under 28 mpg. But, for the speed I was running, load & increased wind resistance, IMHO, it did great.
Basically flat. Up & down I95. I will be making a run this week with a lighter, open trailer up to & back from Western PA where there will be some grades & will report back. I was going to use by truck for that trip, But, after the most recent trip, I am going to use the GSW.I just had the same hitch installed on my 2015 GSW 6M. Did your 1100 miles include much elevation change? My main trailering will be a single rail MC trailer.. far lighter than what you were pulling, but it's good to know that the car can do more.
Understood on the trailer brakes. If I do much of this... Has anyone pit a brake controller on a GSW yet?I won't tow more than 40% of the weight of the tow vehicle without trailer brakes. I would have brakes on a 2000 pound trailer behind one of ours.
With the stage 4+ MkIV, I would be driving by the temperature gauge.
Do the common rails have better cooling?
The most I've personally towed was approximately 4500 pounds with my Mk4 Golf. 20 foot Big Tex 70-PIX trailer, a military genset on wheels over the center axles, and about 300-ish pounds of tongue weight. Keep in mind, my absolute top speed was 55mph, but 98% of my trip was doing 45-50mph in 3rd gear, and I use a Tekonsha P3 brake controller. This was before I bought a proper farm truck.wondering if we can pull a bit legally over 2000 lbs. my hitch is 2000 and need to pull about 2200 ish. wondering if I buy trailer brake setup if that helps make it legal etc