Vauxhall Antara

very poor MPG. would be lucky to get over 25 solo and god help the wallet towing. think they stopped production in 2015. go for a santa fe or a sorento instead.

Doesn't look like they get reviews on line. We've towed for the last 4 years with a Ford Kuga (180bhp and 4x4 on demand) and had no problems. Currently averaging low 40s mpg towing/solo. On long journeys solo will do over 50mpg so can't complain.

The tow limit of 2000kg is not the "true" limit of what you can tow on the road, what is the kerb weight which is nearer the tow limit and lower is better,

A lot of manufacturers give the unrealistic 2000kg

They are cheap for a reason, bargepole and wouldn’t touch come to mind. They may be Korean built (by Deawoo/Chevrolet) but they were one of Vauxhall/Opels worst efforts by a country mile in recent years. As others have suggested look at Kia/Hyundai and probably even a Ssangyong are better buys.

Have a read on the Antara owners website and see what owners think of them not what non owners think. I have had the 163bhp model for over 4 years and as a tow car its great, average 30mpg round town and 25/30 towing depending on conditions,40/45 on a motorway run. The car is a bit dated in style etc but you get what you pay for and they are cheap. If they still produced the model I would have a new one if that's anything to go by. 

Bought mine brand new 4 years ago (prior to owning a caravan). I had the 163 psi version as had no intention of towing when purchased. 

Great family car and does everything we wanted it to do, however now we bought a caravan, i do feel a little let down of its towing capability given its a 2.2 ltr Diesal.  There is a 184 PSI version available, so i would imagine this would be more suitable as the tow car. 

MPG is a round 27 for day to day. Get around 29 on Motorway and around 25 MPG towing our Coachman 520/4, so cant argue with that. 

Tyres seem to last forever and they are cheap to insure. 

Just part exd it against a Jeep Grand Cherokee with 245 BHP, so hopefully should tick all our boxes. 

Hi, I have had my Antara SE 2.2 diesel (163bhp) for about 18 months I have found it to be a great tow car very stable whilst towing my Bailey 1500 mtplm. Yes the MPG may not be the best I get around 30 mpg around town and have had 39 MPG motorway driving (solo) whilst towing I get around 28MPG.

I swapped from a 61 plate auto Santa Fe as I found this match with my van not the best.

Yes some reviews maybe a bit critical but I cannot complain, I got the SE manual model as it comes with all the toys and leather, it also has the 4x4 AWD system.

l have had mine  for 12 months its a 64 plate 2.2 cdt and before that l had a Discovery and believe it or not it pulls my Swift Challenger better than the Discovery ,as for fuel consumption towing 27mph solo l have had 46/48mph motorway  l like mine 

We've had a 2.2 SE 183 since late 2012 when it was 8 months old (ex demo).  It's now done 67k and had one warranty claim - a throttle box.  Everything else has been absolutely fine.

We love the ride and the performance. We tow a Clubman SE max weight 1495kg and it tows beautifully helped in part by the intelligent stability control which 'knows' it's towing a trailer.

Yes, it's dated, yes, it only does 33mpg solo and 25mpg towing, but it's so, so much cheaper than the competition and as far as we are concerned if they still made them we'd have another.  If you want modern and super hi-tech car, then go ahead and get one (and pay for it).

But you didn't buy it new (ex demo ) so would have been cheaper so what makes you think everybody buys new ( and pay for it ). my jeep was 12 months old and saved me £22000 on a new one. no warranty claim yet. ( touch wood )