Best caravan towing cars

What is the best car to tow a caravan? We think the Outback was one of the Japanese brands best efforts of recent years.

With its lofty ride height and four-wheel drive, the Outback offers the advantages of an SUV with the practicality of an estate. But if you’re thinking about buying a caravan, you’ll need to make sure you have a car that’s safe and legal to tow it.

Here’s great options for caravans of all sizes and budgets. Skoda Superb Estate.

Towing a caravan asks a lot of a car. If cost and practicality' are not issues, a heavy. The best new tow cars need to combine many talents. Xis always going to be best and safest.

Until it breaks down ! Had one new, both crap) ! Think it depends on how big you want, and what you intends on towing with. If you want to go over about 3. I would suggest a twin axle as it will ride better, and you will have a less bumpy ride from the caravan.

It goes without saying that. The Qashqai will suit those looking for a car to tow a caravan, as it’s more of an urban car that can comfortably do the country – rather than the other way around. The drive assist features and navigation technology compliment its capability beautifully. Land Rover Discovery.

Their large size, high kerbweight and powerful, torquey engines makes them the ideal companion for caravans of all shapes and sizes. Please try again later. Not only does it offer a lot of space, in the boot for luggage and in the front and back seats for passengers, but it provides an incredibly safe and stable drive. This high-quality family estate offers four-wheel-drive grip and a quiet and comfortable drive.

It took the honours in the over-£50class, thanks in part to the. The Audi AAllroad for one, which at 500kg has the highest braked towing weight of any car in this segment. Based on the comfortable and spacious AAvant, the Allroad has chunky body mouldings and a raised ride height to make it look more off-roady, without compromising its handling characteristics. It’s for this reason that we’ve selected this rugged estate car as one of the best cars for towing a caravan.

Budget hit: Dacia Duster SUV. Best small tow car: Volkswagen Golf. A favourite among Practical Caravan’s tow car reviewers, the Volkswagen Golf is.

The driving judges gave the Volvo XCthe best car review of the bunch, rating this the ultimate car to tow your caravan. Now in the Practical Caravan video above the diesel VW Tiguan was their choice, but they did state it was a close call.

For some people, caravanning is an essential part of a British summer holiday.

Hybrids: Honda CR-V Hybrid. Maximum towing weight: 750kg. The hybrid version of the CR-V has replaced the diesel-engined options in the latest.

It’s a great family car, with the option of seven seats, and if all the seats are flat it makes a great van. We’d go for the four-wheel-drive model.

The Towcar of the Year competition is all about our search to find the best cars for towing caravans. Not only have we judged and compiled a list of this year’s winners, but we’ve also listed all winners of previous years below, in case you’re looking for a quality caravan but the latest are out of your budget.

Our first choice would be one of the four-wheel-drive diesels, ideally the 175bhp model which has plenty of pulling power for towing.