US tow hitch specs

[someTimesJoe]

For anyone with the tow hitch spec’d and taken delivery, are there labels there that says tongue weight capacity? I’ll be carrying a hitch mounted bike rack (Kuat NV 2.0) that has a capacity of carrying 2 or 4 bikes. 4 mountain bikes is probably pushing it for this vehicle.

I’ve checked online manuals and searched online but couldn’t find anything yet.

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[DuckMan]

If no one answers I will look tomorrow and see if it says.

 

[dieterf]

For anyone with the tow hitch spec’d and taken delivery, are there labels there that says tongue weight capacity? I’ll be carrying a hitch mounted bike rack (Kuat NV 2.0) that has a capacity of carrying 2 or 4 bikes. 4 mountain bikes is probably pushing it for this vehicle.

I’ve checked online manuals and searched online but couldn’t find anything yet.

Hi Joe,

I remember looking into this as well as I wanted to make sure it could tow two jet skis. Good news is, Yes, the tow capacity is 4,409 LBS. You can find this information under technical data in the Porsche Car Configurator. So you should have no issue with 4 Bikes ;-).

 

[DuckMan]

4 bicycles and rack no problem at all. Milage will drop by a fair amount.

 

[someTimesJoe]

Thanks but that’s towing capacity. Tongue weight is different. I’m going to assume 2 lightweight MTB and the rack might max it out. Efficiency I know will be hit as it could be carrying about 300+ lbs.

 

[DuckMan]

Have not had a chance to look yet. Hopefully get out there soon.

 

[someTimesJoe]

Have not had a chance to look yet. Hopefully get out there soon.

Thanks DuckMan. No rush. I’m just researching and planning.

 

[SteveInKirkland]

For anyone with the tow hitch spec’d and taken delivery, are there labels there that says tongue weight capacity? I’ll be carrying a hitch mounted bike rack (Kuat NV 2.0) that has a capacity of carrying 2 or 4 bikes. 4 mountain bikes is probably pushing it for this vehicle.

I’ve checked online manuals and searched online but couldn’t find anything yet.

I have written down the max tongue weight of my Macan 4 EV's trailer hitch as 441 lbs but I can't remember how I came up with that number.


Update: it was in the specs.

• Dead Weight Hitch - Max Trailer Wt.: 4409
• Dead Weight Hitch - Max Tongue Wt.: 441
• Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Trailer Wt.: 4409
• Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Tongue Wt.: 441
• Maximum Trailering Capacity: 4409

 

[dieterf]

Here is a picture of the sticker on the hitch

 

[someTimesJoe]

Awesome! That’s what I was looking for. Thanks all!

Kuat NV 2.0 is already just over 100lbs for the rack for 4 bike setup. Each bike is from 30 to 40lbs. Well within the limits but range hit for overall weight.

For context, I swapped out my OEM factory hitch on my Model X to a aftermarket one for more tongue weight capacity.

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