Towcar of the Year 2020 Winners

Personal opinions of a very small selection of vehicles. There are renowned towing vehicles which are not tested, making this award nothing more than a 'pat on the back' for advertising with the Club.

Was there just these 9 'winners' on test because I couldn't find any information at 5am this morning, about 'the others' ? Maybe I was bleary-eyed, but what was clear, is that this TCOY award is utter tosh!

...and stayed at 2 sites that were over 2500 feet high.

I hope the facilities block had been thoughtfully placed halfway up. 

No doubt the full report on all those tested will come out in a leaflet enclosed with next month's magazine, as usual.

Ahhh! The ones which go straight in the recycling bin without so much as a glance Nellie? Hopefully this outdated form of information or advertising will soon join plastic as the next Nemesis of this planet 

Agree.  A total joke having this vehicle as Class winner as it costs well over £60,000 and probably needs to be charged up every 100 miles when towing

"slightly limited towing capacity of 750kg"

"Slightly", well that made our day yesterday on getting the "mag", best laugh we both had in a long while.

Who with any level of insight into caravanning, could possibly write such a so out of touch statement, let alone one representing the UK's premier Club for caravanners?

Not only that but in his welcome article Editor Gary Martin says they were eager to see how the i pace performed and that It left all the driving judges gobsmacked.

have they forgotten that they are undertaking a tow car test?

what can you possibly tow with a max limit of 750kg, perhaps my old 6x3 trailer. Have I missed it but did they quote the range whilst towing?

when are we going to get some meaningful information on tow cars going forward or what the plans are for motor homes. In the meantime I think I’ll stick to my 3litre diesel. I don’t think the club has a clue which way to go in the future, we might all be expected to arrive in a EV and use one of the wooden pods!

Agree 100%

Am I really going to spend  >£60,000 on a car that will in no way tow my 2 berth Swift 480.

Well, no, and I suspect I’m not alone.

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And don’t forget the £30k if you have to replace the batteries

The question on my mind is - why was it included in the first place? Someone should have 'educated' JLR marketing (or whoever suggested it be included) that its a very expensive 'white elephant' where towing a caravan is concerned.

Perhaps the makers of the 'dinky' caravan it was towing, has friends in high places at the club, so they needed something appropriate to tow it.