FAMILY HATCHBACK TOW CARS
A family hatchback can make a fine tow car. While you won’t be towing a big twin-axle behind a small hatch, match car and caravan carefully, and these relatively small cars can be strong and stable tugs.
These days, describing family hatchbacks as ‘small’ is stretching things – like most classes of car, they have grown. Park today’s VW Golf Mk8 next to the Mk1 from the 1970s and it will dwarf the original. Choose one of the best hatchbacks, and you have a worthy alternative to a more fashionable SUV or crossover.
Given that most small SUVs are hatchbacks with a raised ride height and chunkier looks, a regular hatch performs as well, if not better. In fact, their lower ride is
