Towcar of the Year winner announced

I'm not envious of any of the tow cars I see see on site. My tow car was 5 yrs old when I bought it about 5 yrs ago. I believe it was £45/50k new ..... no way would I pay that for a car,  but I'm quite happy to let others take the hit on depreciation & buy my cars 2nd hand. 

As MollysMummy says eloquently very often brand new ain't the best way forward...it's not just the obvious depreciation...often newer models have essential towing kit missing.....several makers new models have dropped self levelling for an extra 20bhp for instance and also modern diesels are hamstrung by dpfs  and  ad blu  nonsense ...as the old Tunes adverts says diesels  breath easier without all that b*****ks....

Tj

Where do you find all these vast, most and the majority "statistics" from ?

Or are they made up to put your point across ?

I can confirm the 5 seat version of the 2.0 tdi 190 has a nose weight limit of 100kgs, and a towing mass of 2500kg.

Correct, you can't have a spare wheel from the Skoda factory on some but you can buy them elsewhere for £160. I have, and will keep it under the bed in the caravan when towing.

https://www.thewheelshop.co.uk/skoda-kodiaq-18-space-saver-spare-wheel-tool-kit.html

It is a great tow car with the right specification.

I may be late to the topic but this is my first posting. 

I have a Discovery 4 3.0ltr diesel HSE and have been over the moon with the towing performance of this car. My assumption was that I would naturally progress to the 5 when it came along but the diesel haters have got me thinking. I live within the M25 and fall within the LEZ as was. I'm reliably informed that the actual LEZ for which cars are being charged is the same as the congestion charge zone, known as the ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone). Beyond that any EU4 diesel vehicles are being phased out. 

Now being a tow car I need it to be able to tow my not inconsiderate 2500kg caravan all over Europe every year without the inconvenience of having to charge a battery every 200 miles. Petrol is way too expensive to provide the required power without needing a following tanker to keep it fed. PHEV looked to be the answer. I was interested to see the XC90 T8 win the heavyweight class as I had already looked at the Volvo some months ago and the interior of the posh one is an absolute delight. BUT how can they show it to be top of it's class when no one has tried it with a dead battery. A 2.0ltr petrol (even a 345bhp one) is not going to pull my van up a mountain in Austria without blowing a gasket. I can't think of anywhere where I can charge the car whilst touring. Sites are generally low amperage affairs in Italy and France without the required ooomph to get the car sorted if the van's plugged in. I just can't see the award going to a car which just hasn't been tested to work once the charge has depleted. I think for my own case, I'll stick to diesel until a more thought out remedy is found to replace my current type of motivation.

Disco 5 is actually really good at all it has to do.

2500kg van. what is it.????

And with the factory fit tow bar, no pin 10-11 wired up, so no fridge

Your information is incorrect. If you own one with this problem suggest you have a warranty claim. 

I do own one and it all works fine exactly per the EU standard and specification that all such sockets must comply with.

That's strange, I own one and pins 10-11 aren't wired up, when I contacted Skoda they said that's the way they do it

I would check the latest brochure things may have changed, the tig is defiantly fully wired with the factory bar. it's mentioned in the brochure.