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Towing w/X6
Am about to move to another state and want to use my X6 to tow items including my motorcycle and one of my vehicles. Have a 2010 X6 35idrive and its listed at max tow weight of 5008 lbs. Is this enough to tow or should I be worried using a Uhaul motorcylce carrier and also an auto carrier respectively? Anyone tow something similiar with their X6? I've heard/read about folks towing boats with their X5s especially the diesels but wasn't sure if my X6 was up to the job. Advice and comments are appreciated. Thanks Rob
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We tow our boat with both the x5 & x6, both diesel. (boat weight 2500kg). As per safety and legal requirement I have fitted a variable electric brake control to each car. You wouldn't tow this weight without electric brakes and the trailer balanced correctly. Have done a few long trips, but now only short distances. The firmer supsension of the x6 outperforms the x5. And the new 35d out performs the older 30d. We use a variable height hitch on the x6 due to the low attachment point. The torque of the diesel is beneficial.
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05-26-2012, 07:07 PM | #3 |
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The X6M has a 6000 Lb towing capacity (w/600 Lb tongue weight capacity). I expect the X6 is probably the same. You can see the pictures of the BMW X6M hitch that I posted a couple of days ago in a separate thread.
6000 Lb towing capacity is not insignificant. (My Infiniti FX45 only had a 3000 Lb capacity). There has to have been some forethought in designing the chassis for this type load... I have not had the opportunity to tow anything yet. Even so, my only real towing job is with a 6x10 landscape trailer which I use for moving lumber, small vehicles (motorcycle, ATV, tractor), or misc boat equipment. I really don't expect to be pulling anything near 6000 Lbs, buts its nice to know I can if I need to... |
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I have not towed with our X6 but did do some relatively short hauls with our '01 X5 3.0 5-Speed manual and it was a FANTASTIC tow vehicle hauling our 20', 4500 pound boat/trailer combo. The BMW integration for towing is impressive- things like a different signal flash pattern to remind/confirm hitch lights are working, automatically disabling the rear PDC, etc. Everything is just done... right. Another reason I love BMW's and dislike my '11 Explorer. Fingers crossed for an X7.
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5K or 6K is a LOT of trailer weight and like others said, a motorcycle (or even a pair of fully loaded touring bikes) is less than 2K so towing should NOT be an issue. Most higher-end SUV's will tow between 5K & 6K pretty easily. I towed a 5,500lb 29ft Formula boat with my old Lexus GX470 without even a hicup. I am hoping that the X6 i buy will do the same (although I no longer own the Formula, I DO have a Ness touring bike).
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