Rapide - does anyone know if a tow bar can be fitted?

[jaisharma]

...just wondering. I don’t have one but am pondering.
To tow a 1200kg car
Thanks

[yellow_tang]

I don’t believe any AM product, apart from DBX when it is released, has any towing capacity or capability. There is no facility to fit a tow bar, and it was never designed to tow anything.

[anonymous-user]

Q can probably do something

But I think the struggle is finding a sensible mounting point; the exhaust back box is in the way of a regular tow hitch location.

[kathk]

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/aston-martin-guid...

[Cold]

Publicity stunts aside, I doubt if the Rapide is type approved to fitted with a towbar. Specifics either way will be detailed in the handbook.

[Ken Figenus]

Pretty sure my handbook says that a tow bar can NOT be fitted to a Rapide. Didn't say anything about garish lime stripes mind ;-)

[4Q]

There used to be a guy on here - Maverick, who had a towbar made up and fitted to his DB9 which isn’t dissimilar to the Rapide underneath. It must’ve been 5 years ago or so. A quick search might bring something up

[Aston Installations]

4Q said:

There used to be a guy on here - Maverick, who had a towbar made up and fitted to his DB9 which isn’t dissimilar to the Rapide underneath. It must’ve been 5 years ago or so. A quick search might bring something up

Mavo did indeed have a towbar fitted to his DB9, however it was only ever designed for use as a ski rack, he's still using it now. The car's not designed or constructed to tow. There was a few publicity shots of a Rapide towing a Jet Ski but that's about it.

[Neil1300r]

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/aston-martin-guid...

[Neil1300r]

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[jaisharma]

Thanks to all for the input

[Cold]

Just as a quick point, if any of the Aston Martin range were legally able to be fitted with a towbar does anyone really think that AML would pass up the opportunity of offering a factory approved setup at a ridiculous cost to the customer?

[markiep1]

I’m sure it would cope just fine

[vernierMike]

None of my three cars can take a towbar, even my Mercedes Estate coz it's an AMG made in small numbers...There is no towing weight on the data plate.

Maligning this to my friendly MOT man, he thinks that if the car is not type approved to tow, if you have one made-up you may not be insured etc. Sounded reasonable. Anyone know?