The Honda Accord Tourer would make a good tow car – with a manual gearbox. The automatic Honda supplied for testing has a legal towing limit of just 1100kg. That’s hopeless for a car of this size and weight, and 600kg less than the manual can pull.
Unsurprisingly, with a small caravan behind it, the Accord had no trouble towing up to 70mph, and proved stable in a straight line. It mastered the lane-change, too, holding its course however much the van slid behind it.
The Honda couldn’t quite cope with all our holiday luggage, though, but we’re pleased that a trailer stability program is standard.