Tesla Model X Towing Capacity & Weight

Is the Tesla Model X A Good Tow Car?

As the first electric SUV, the Model X set the bar high for potential rivals. Few can manage 5.05 meters in length and 2.00 meters in width. Only in terms of height is the model with its 1.68 meters pretty much in the middle. The BMW iX only manages to be 4.95 meters long, 1.97 meters wide and 1.70 meters high. The Mercedes-Benz EQC is even more compact. This is 4.76 meters long, 1.88 meters wide and 1.62 meters high.

When it comes to a car, what's on the inside is more important than what's on the outside. After all, customers must feel comfortable, especially when driving. In terms of interior dimensions, the Model X is particularly spacious, with a headroom of 1.04 to 1.06 meters and an interior width of 1.44 to 1.54 meters.

With a width of 1.97 meters, the BMW is only 3 millimeters narrower than the Model X. The interior width of 1.57 meters at the front and 1.53 meters at the rear are on a similar level to the values ​​of the Model X. The headroom should be the same BMW iX turn out similar, after all, the models are almost the same height.

In terms of permissible towing capacity with brakes, the Model X is above average. Only very few competitors manage 2,250 kilograms. The Mercedes EQC and the Audi e-tron Sportback weaken at 1,800 kilograms, but the BMW iX even manages 2,500 kilograms.

The company does not provide any precise information about the electricity consumption. Therefore, we have to be satisfied with the range at this point. 536 - 560 kilometers is not a little, it doesn't even need a comparison.

Tesla Model X drawbar load

With the Model X, the vertical load is 90kg, but this value is reduced to 54 kg with vertical loads such as bicycle racks. This low value usually only allows the transport of 2 bicycles on one bicycle carrier.

According to a verbal statement from a Tesla Service Center in Hamburg, it is probably due to the fact that the maximum support load on a bicycle rack is always on the trailer hitch. With a trailer, the tensile load would probably be added to relieve it. Unfortunately, you have to accept that, since the 54kg are in the manual.

However, the vehicle registration shows a vertical load of 90kg for the Model X. This means that it is unlikely that you will have problems during an inspection. The vertical load of the new Model X Plaid is not yet known. However, one can assume that it will be similar to Model 3 and Y at 100kg.