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Honda was founded in 1937 and developed its first motor-bicycles in 1946. During the 1960s the company designed racing cars taking part in the Isle of Man TT races and the Formula 1 Grand Prix, which they are still involved with today. Honda started to sell production cars and vans in 1963.

2025 entrants

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Honda CR-V PHEV (Advance Tech)

Class entrant:
Caravan weight 1500kg - 1600kg

 

Judges' comments:

"Reversing with a caravan was relatively simple."

See Honda CR-V PHEV (Advance Tech) statistics

Previous years' winners and entrants

Honda Civic 1.5 VTEC Turbo Prestige manual

5-door hatch, ORIS fitted towbar

Entered into the ‘£26,000 - £30,000’ price class at Towcar of the Year 2018.

Performance

  • Petrol (48.7mpg  solo)
  • 4 cylinder, 1498 cc engine
  • 6 gear, manual
  • Front wheel drive
  • Power (bhp@rpm):  180@5500
  • Torque (lb/ft@rpm):  177@1900-5000
  • Acceleration (towing):  
    30-60mph in 13.2 seconds

Weights for towing

  • Kerbweight (kg):  1334
  • Gross vehicle (kg):  1785
  • Caravan (kg):  1134
  • Noseweight (kg):  75

Pricing

  • £26,950 (price as tested)
  • Insurance group:  22E
  • CO2 g /km:  133
  • Towable with B licence: Yes

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