New Tiguan 4 Motion with Factory Swivel Towbar

New Volvo V90 does look an interesting proposition.  I am surprised that they are sticking to just 2 Litre diesels for the car, but they have done it with the XC90 and people do seem to like towing with them.

Pagan8c.  Funnily enough that lowness that you describe on the C250 was one of the reasons I only kept my E220 for a year. - That and its 4 cylinder engine.

I am praying that the time will come that the manufacturers  will move away from this current insistence on small engines, and go back to some smooth 6 cylinders with stacks of low end grunt - sorry torque!

When I complain about the lack of big engines they point out that the new smaller ones put out the same or better BHP.  But they do not understand that we "Tuggers" want Torque at low revs. Not high BHP at high revs.  The trouble is that we are a very small customer base so don't count for much.

Will probably keep my lovely ML.  The best offer they have made is £13.5K and its worth much more to me!

Pagan8c.  Funnily enough that lowness that you describe on the C250 was one of the reasons I only kept my E220 for a year. - That and its 4 cylinder engine.

I am praying that the time will come that the manufacturers  will move away from this current insistence on small engines, and go back to some smooth 6 cylinders with stacks of low end grunt - sorry torque!

When I complain about the lack of big engines they point out that the new smaller ones put out the same or better BHP.  But they do not understand that we "Tuggers" want Torque at low revs. Not high BHP at high revs.  The trouble is that we are a very small customer base so don't count for much.

Will probably keep my lovely ML.  The best offer they have made is £13.5K and its worth much more to me!

Write your comments here... Also a lot of the new small capacity engines with decent BHP figures on paper are often described as breathless.  The new Honda CRV being one example since it's switched from 2.2 to 1.6 

 Hi, am just about to buy a 2018 Tiguan with swivelling tow bar and wondered if the above question was ever answered; i.e. will I be able to hitch an Alko stabiliser? 

 Hi, am just about to buy a 2018 Tiguan with swivelling tow bar and wondered if the above question was ever answered; i.e. will I be able to hitch an Alko stabiliser? 

Short answer is Yes. Mine fits perfectly and tows perfectly smoothly. Best tow car I have ever had (2ltr TDI 4motion)!

Well it seems the controversy over it will fit, it wont fit, goes on.

I bought my Tiguan R Line new in March 2020 and thought nothing if it when I ordered it with a factory fit swivel towbar. Until it was time to hitch up and go that was. The clearance between bumper and the Alko stabiliser hitch I retro fitted to my old Swift is too close for comfort. Fine in a straight line but tight corners and I would be in trouble. So it looks as though I have to return to the old hitch original to the caravan. Unless someone has a solution of course ...... (and hindsight is no longer an option)

No such thing as a factory fit tow bar. They are all fitted at the dealer, usually by a mobile towbar specialist. Regardless, if the Alko hitch does not have enough room then the towbar is not fit for purpose.

...No such thing as a factory fit tow bar.

<panto mode on> ... Oh yes there is. 😊 The factory towbar on my Merc is noted on the build sheet & can be found using the VIN number on various websites. 

And a few years back while chatting at the local Vauxhall dealer, towbars they do fit are/were fitted in house due to various electrical/coding problems experienced by having them fitted at the local towbar specialist as they used to do.

All German manufacturers offer factory-fitted towbars because only they are in a position to be able to document fitment in the original issue of vehicle registration papers. This is a requirement in Germany and can involve considerable additional administrative effort, and of course cost, if retrofitted. For that reason, customers there prefer to purchase vehicles with factory-fitted towbars.