Test Driven ....

[geoff7]

Drove one today and if it had an auto I would have swapped the Treg for it.
Very good vehicle to drive.
Staggered at the size of it.

[Umai Naa!!]

I'm really curious to see the tow hitch when it comes out.

That rear step on the Trendline I saw looks substantial enough just to bolt the tongue straight to it.

Will it be VW manufactured or locally produced?

Also dying to hear some towing reviews or find a dealer willing to let me take my tandem out for a drag.

Wiring specs would be handy too. (Is this going to be a can-bus/LED/blown globe warning saga?)

Euro connector?

7 pin round/flat?

If it came down to it I'd rather have a fully functional euro trailer plug on the car and re-wire my trailers to match.

The wiring kit comes with both the 13-pin round, and the 7-pin flat adaptor harness.

The wiring is on CAN, and uses the same control module as pretty much every other VW on the market now.

The bars (both variations) are manufactured for Volkswagen Australia, in NZ by Best Bars, to meet our ADRs.

As Boothiness mentioned, there's two versions; one for those with the rear step, and one for those that don't have the rear step. The non-step trucks don't have the straps on the tailgate to stop it from hitting the towball, but these can be retro-fitted easily.

The whole she-bang takes about 45 minutes to fit, and the wiring is all plug-and-play. However, you'll still need to code the CANbus gateway to accept the trailer control module.

[Peter Jones]

From the pictures I've seen the rear step/tow bar looks a long way off the ground.

Could someone measure the height of the towbar please?

I'd hoped for a hitch receiver style setup so I could use a height adjustable tongue.

Some pictures of how it all goes together would be great too.

Cheers,

Pete