[s-cars] Anyone towing with their urS4/S6?

[Mark Rivera]

I don't think the S4 would do very well in stock form.  I think attention to
the brakes, cooling system, power output, and suspension could make it
doable.  You're right, that's a lot of load on a relatively small engine.  I
have plans to take a good amount of weight out of the trailer, and get the
package closer to 2000 lbs.  It'd be interesting to see what king of mileage
I'd get.

 

I'll probably give it a shot and see how it feels.  I'd really rather not
get something truck based.  Gas went up 26 cents today.  It really sucks
that's normal these days.

 

Mark

 

 

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From: Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 6:09 PM
To: Mark Rivera
Cc: S-Car-List
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Anyone towing with their urS4/S6?

 

Mark-
I would not tow with a S4 something that big. You're talking about a gas
turbo car
that's not meant to be under full load all the time. If you were talking
about
a turbodiesel truck, that's a whole different story. 

You really do need a full-size SUV or pickup truck to tow well- literally
everyone I know
who tows cars eventually ends up with a full-size pickup.

Chipped? No way- you're putting the engine under heavy load with the
envelope already 
pushed.

Taka