The Outlander makes a decent tow car, but it’s up against some very good opposition. We have no complaints about the way it behaves in an emergency lane-change, and when slowing from the legal limit, the Al-Ko ATC system showed very little movement from the caravan.
However, some judges felt less easy with the car at speeds above 60mph. The brake test was no better than average, taking 1.5 metres longer than the Q5 to stop from 30mph.
The cabin has space for seven, although seats six and seven are short on space. With these seats in the floor, there’s room to cope with a full load of holiday clobber. The spare wheel can be easily accessed even when the boot is full.
At £1 under £28k, the Outlander isn’t cheap. However, 4x4s aren’t flying out of showrooms, so haggling could knock over £2000 off the asking price.