My VX was my only vehicle for quite a while (10 years!) and it saw plenty of towing duties. I regularly pulled a 20 ft sailboat and a large (12ft box) popup. I also flat towed a lot of old VWs (~1800lbs). The pop up was the only one with electric brakes. There were frequent utility trailer/dirt bike hauling trips. I never once got in a scary situation and never once felt like the tail was wagging the dog. Always lots of power and plenty of stopping ability. I'd argue that the trailer hitch is the only reason I kept the VX all that time, because without a hitch, a vehicle is useless.

The VX has towed stuff ALOT better than my 2007 V6 frontier (manual) and its rated for 6,500 lbs...which is why I still have it...