Towcar of the Year winner announced

Took the plunge and part ex my Antara for a Pre Reg Jeep Grand Cherokee which i pick up this Saturday, so whilst its not a contender for Tow Car of the year, i am sure it will be more than upto the job, so ill keep you all posted. 

Shame its not on the list as a contender, but looks more then adequate for the money. 

Surprised that they had an issue with the DSG box  We have the same box on our Audi and tow a Delta Ri twin axle.  I've not had the issues they experienced but perhaps the box has some slight differences when installed in the Kodiak. The Audi is fitted with drive select which adapts the gearbox and throttle response dependent on your chosen setting.  We always run it in dynamic mode (comfort is awful).  I also find it much better with the box is S rather than D when towing.

 There  several models with 100k tow limit plus the spare wheel is an extra at £105

Strange indeed, having been told by Skoda and confirmed by a dealer who spoke to Skoda in front of me that the pins weren't wired, and by caravaners on here that they were, I took the car to a tow bar fitter and had it put on his test rig, = all wired up correctly, seems Skoda don't know their own product

I'll just add this .. Towcar of the year .. a great club site sunset .. ( and a motorhome in the background for inclusiveness ) !

My Towcar of the Year 2018 is my Land Rover Discovery.  It will probably also be my Towcar of the Year in 2019 and 2020 as well !

I often wonder what effect being named towcar of the year actually has? Does sales of that car actually increase and if so, by how much? or will people consider it when changing their car?

When I choose my tow car it is based on weight first then (in no particular order), reputation,  what it looks like inside and out, boot space, power, warranty, toys and of course the best deal I can find.

Yes, I've asked myself the same question, too. Because towing performance is just as much dependent on the caravan being towed as the car towing it, I can't quite see the point of a Towcar of the Year. To my mind it would be more appropriate to select an Outfit of the Year.

My criteria for choosing a towcar are much the same as yours except that I wouldn't put as much emphasis on weight so long as the max. allowable towload is adequate that's good enough for me. However, at my age I need a car that I can get into and out of easily, so that inevitably that means an SUV. Another bonus that comes with the SUV is 4 wheel drive (I'd never by a 2 wheel drive SUV but I could be tempted to a 4 wheel drive saloon so long as it doesn't sit low down).

Thanks for the reply, and yes we are alike. Like you I love the higher driving position and ease of getting in, and yes I have become a real fan of 4x4, ours is 'on demand' (but can be locked in as well) so not a 'real' 4x4. It proved itself this last winter during the beast from the east  where it gave fantastic performance, certainly noticeable when going out in the smaller runabout non 4x4. It is now certainly on my list on things to have on a tow car.

I drive a Passat Alltrack as a compromise between SUV (which I am not a fan of) and normal car, best of both worlds having on demand 4wd, raised ride height but relatively normal driving and handling. There are plenty of 4wd estates now on the market including from Ford and Vauxhall albeit I think only Audi and BMW have a 4wd saloon and they come with normal ride height. Volvo tried marketing a 4wd S60 with raised ride height but it didn’t sell (in the UK) and Subaru no longer sell saloons.