Watch the video, it’s pretty amazing that a normal family car can tow an A380
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I’ve watched this video and some other videos of cars towing 747s. Pretty amazing. But that is expected out of a Porsche.
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In this they broke the world record though! 🙂
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In the others they also broke the world record. This is the newest world record (breaking the record of cars towing 747s).
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These can be the new aircraft towing vehicle for all commercial aircraft!
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Its not amazing a car is towing it, it is amazing that the vehicle is completely stock as you’d find it if you or I bought one out of the showroom. Props to Porsche!
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Meh, nothing much here to see. VW did it with a Touraeg R50, not surprising that a Cayenne S Diesel and a Turbo S could do the same. (Yes, the original car was a S Diesel and then they went to do it again, because they can) Besides, all you need is torque, short gears and ballast to pull a plane, once you get moving it’s just rolling resistance from the tyres plus the inertia helps you along as well.
If this guy can do it, why can’t a 4.8l TT Porsche do the same?
And as to the R50 tows 747- that was a stripped out 747 with the engines replaced with lighter ones to film a movie.
Porsche- until you pull a 250t metal block without wheels, I’m not impressed at your overpriced SUVs.
(Gladly take them used though once someone else has taken that depreciation hit 😉)
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The R50 also had a weight in the back to balance it👍 I personally find it amazing that a tiny thing like that can pull an A380
It sure is amazing that an unmodified production car can tow the megabus A380, but I wouldn’t call a 4.2 litre V8 Porsche Cayenne S a “normal family car”!
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Amazing, what a gorgeous plane and car :)
Maybe A380 airports could use these as replacements for pushback tugs (sarcasm)
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Good to see a German, and a French company getting together, and doing this. The actual pulling part was a bit short if you ask me.
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