I'm towing an Hobie 16 behind a 1999 VW Jetta TDI.My tdi gets 50+mpg on the hwy and 46mpg in the cty. A diesel has gobs of torque and pulls nicely.With all of the available torque, it drives like a higer hp vehicle.Just in case you think I'm a slow shitbox kinda guy,my last car was a BMW M6.