Volkswagen Passat Estate

If you are looking for a top towcar for your caravan or trailer, Volkswagen has just scooped its third 2011 Top Towcar Award bringing the overall number of towcar awards this year to three.

The readers of Caravan Times, the UK’s largest online caravan magazine, have just chosen the Volkswagen Passat from a list of five top towcars as their number one choice. Chris Jeffries, Editor of Caravan Times.co.uk, said,”Among our forum members Volkswagen is renowned as a reliable, practical and economical choice. The Passat Estate beat off strong competition this year and we expect to see plenty of them at campsites across the UK in 2012″.

The Passat was also recognised earlier this year in June 2011 when the Passat Estate TDI 170 PS was named as champion at the Towcar Awards where experts from What Car?, Practical Caravan magazine and The Camping and Caravanning Club also gave it top honours.

The Jetta also triumphed at The Caravan Towcar of the Year Awards 2012 winning its price category and the Overall Towcar of the Year award, with the Touareg also picking up a couple of awards too.

Volkswagen Calilfornia

One lucky GMTV viewer entered a competition to win a Volkswagen California in conjunction with the Camping and Caravanning Club. Paula Harris is now the proud owner of this great campervan and is already planning her trips around the UK, with Cornwall and South Wales on the agenda. The prize vehicle is fitted with a roll-out side awning, a tailgate bike rack for up to four bikes and optional alloy wheels.

The Volkswagen California is designed to be compact on the road, yet transforms into a real home with its own fridge, cooker, sink, two double beds and an electrically operated pop-up roof. As part of the prize, Paula also wins an annual membership to the Camping and Caravanning Club, giving her access to 110 sites across the UK.

Simon Elliott, Director, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, said,”Paula must be the luckiest camper in the world to win such an exciting prize from her first competition entry. We know she will thoroughly enjoy the California’s high quality, and great design, and get a friendly welcome from the huge community of Volkswagen campers”.