Towcar of the Year 2021

Kia/Hyundi used to enter TOTY but it seems with their reputation of making fine tow cars there is no need these days,

Only two hybrids, the club needs to up their game! Hybrids won't save on towing but they will with all the driving around caravanners do off site. 

there should also be a dog owner on the judging panel, preferably one who's had an ageing German Shepherd who in his last days couldn't manage the leap from ground to boot and had to be lifted (I made a ramp but the old fella refused to use it). It seems modern 4x4 designers have no sympathy in this department. 

They don't do well on the design front for people either, some door thresholds are for human agility classes. 

Our "getting on" border collie has a problem with jumping now so when going away with her ,we use a caravan double step that is "spare?",  which she is used to as its the same as the one with the c/van which she uses when on sites to access car(just have to remember not to move it until OH has got in the car and then it travels on back seat to give her ,and me, an easier method to exit/enter car when out with her, (dog i mean)

I can only assume that the test course did not include any  low speed  manoeuvring otherwise a vehicle equipped with a DSG compared with a TC box would never have won.

 Doesn't appear to have had any TC competition ...

You should try the BMW i8. You need to do the "Fosbury flop" to get in.

I happen to agree with Lutz's comments about taking day to day driving into account. Even with a good years touring under our belt we will probably only hitch up about 30 times so the other 330+ days the tow car needs to justify its place, so we tend to compromise, not being in a position to leave a car lying around just for touring.

We did look at the Skoda Superb when needing to change our tow car last year following acquisition of a heavier, bigger caravan. I was surprised by the kerb weight, or lack of it, and we ended up with a 4WD Kia instead.

Wouldn't have a rear wheel drive BMW. Had them years ago but fishtailing on ice and missing being hit by a braking lorry by about 1 foot made me decide to change to FWD. As said above it only does 30 days of tugging and providing it can do the job adequately that's good enough for me.

Only good thing about TCOY is that it tends to let me know which vehicles I can definitely discount.

Try a Smart Roadster then .... 😂😂