This is the gist of the Towcar award info. I would guess that the Caravan Club were trying to redefine their profile slightly by going for something more exciting...
...but I can't believe all this stuff about the V6 4Mo not being able to take a towbar. Although, the brochure does show the detachable towbar option part No 1J0 092 145 with the note: Not suitable for V6 4Motion...!?
I?d guess that the V6 4Mo towbar has a special fitting ? can someone confirm?
Towcar of the Year, 2000
Quite significant, in terms of endorsing the true merits of the Golf V6 4Motion, was that in October 2000 it was voted Towcar of the Year by the Caravan Club in its annual awards. Volkswagen achieved the top placings in three price categories as well as the coveted overall title, the first time in the 18 years of the competition that a single manufacturer had won so many classes outright. The Golf V6 4Motion won the class for cars priced over ?24,000, beating rivals like the Mitsubishi Shogun, Volvo Cross Country and Audi allroad quattro. Cars were subjected to a variety of driving and towing tests by a panel of experts, with points awarded for qualities such as accceleration, traction, stability, braking and hill starts. Caravan Club chairman Bob Black commented that? the Golf V6 4Motion will have great appeal to younger caravanners, particularly the 50 per cent of our members who go caravanning as couples?.
] So it must have been possible to put a tow bar on.
