[eye30]

No Hy car in the list!!!!!!!!!!

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The winners of the 2015 Tow Car Awards have been revealed, with Volkswagen's latest Passat gaining the overall crown

The awards, judged by experts from What Car? and Practical Caravan magazines as well as The Camping and Caravanning Club, were based on extensive tests for stability, emergency stops, lane changes and hill starts, with awards given in nine categories:

Under 1400kg: Skoda Octavia Hatch 2.0 TDI CR 150PS SE Business

1400 to 1549kg: Volkswagen Passat Estate 2.0 TDI BMT 150PS SE Business DSG

1550 to 1699kg: Mazda CX-5 2.2D 175PS AWD Sport Nav

1700 to 1899kg: Volkswagen Passat Estate 2.0 BiTDI SCR BMT 240PS 4Motion GT DSG

1900kg+: Land Rover Discovery 3.0 SDV6 SE Tech

Green Award: Volvo V40 Cross Country D4 Lux Nav Geartronic

Best Petrol Tow Car: Ford Mondeo 1.5T EcoBoost 160PS Titanium 5dr

Best Ultralight Tow Car: Citroën C4 Cactus BlueHDi 100 Feel

Overall Winner: Volkswagen Passat Estate 2.0 TDI BMT 150PS SE Business DSG

Volkswagen's Passat is the first car to win the overall award on three occasions. The Mazda CX-5 won its weight class for the second time, and the Land Rover Discovery won the heaviest weight class for the eighth time in the nine years of the Tow Car Awards.


Passat named best tow car in awards - BT

[PhireSideZA]

No surprises there; the VW group of TDI engines are superb in every way. While I am not a fan of VW in general, I have great respect for their engine and powertrain technology and their durability.

Such a pity the VW products are the most hijacked ones in South Africa, otherwise I would maybe consider buying one. This not only from a safety point of view but insurance premiums are more or less double what every other vehicle on the road is.

Surprising to see the Mazda there though, I would have expected a hat trick from VAG in the towing dept.

 

[rustynutz]

I suspect here in Australia we wouldn't even see one VW in the top ten of tow vehicles... 

[Phil №❶]

Certainly not a Pissat 

[Asterix]

No Hy car in the list!!!!!!!!!!

How do you expect Hyundai to win anything in this game...? They don't offer a powerfull engine in either the i30 or i40... 

The Skoda Octavia have 2,0 TDI: 150 HP / 320 Nm @ 1750-3000 revs

The i30  have 110 HP / 280 Nm (300 Nm if DCT) @ 1500-3000 revs ( a 136 HP is on it's way but no more torque..! )

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The VW Passat have 150 HP / 340 Nm @ 1750-3000 revs

The i40 have 136 HP / 325 Nm @ 2000-2500 revs

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The i40 is close to the Passat but look at how small a rev-range the i40 have max torque compared to the Passat.

I love my Hyundai, but it's sad Hyundai don't offer competitive engines, powerwise.

[elantraelite]

No way I'd trust a VW to tow anything! See too many of them on the side of the road or on topw trucks