Tow Car Awards 2025: Electric car (up to 1200kg towing capacity)
If you’re looking for a great tow car that will also be enjoyable to drive solo, you need one of our 2025 Tow Car Awards winners. Here we look at the best small electric car...
Skoda Elroq 85 Edition
Kerb weight 2119kg 85% match na Max towing weight 1000kg Towball limit 75kg
The Skoda Elroq may be relatively small, but the weight of the battery makes it surprisingly heavy. That heft contributes to exemplary stability while towing a small caravan, with not so much as a twitch at 60mph, or even 70mph at the test track. The emergency lane change test was equally fuss-free; the Elroq changed direction quickly and neatly, and the caravan followed it.
Pulling such a light caravan is easy with 282bhp from the Elroq’s electric motor. Accelerating from 30-60mph takes just 5.4sec, so there’s performance to spare. Hill starts are similarly painless, with no sign of strain.
The Elroq stops as well as it goes, needing just 9.6m to bring itself and the caravan to a halt. That’s one of the shortest distances recorded in this year’s tests.
For now, all versions of the Elroq are rear-wheel drive. Four-wheel drive will be available later, but we didn’t miss it in dry weather. A higher towing capacity would be handy, though; our tests suggest the car could pull a heavier load.
As a car to live with between caravan holidays, the Elroq is talented. It’s good to drive yet rides comfortably, and despite its two-tonne kerb weight, it feels quite nimble through corners. While there are quicker electric SUVs, we can’t see many buyers feeling short-changed by the Elroq’s performance.
The official range is 355 miles for the range-topping 85 Edition model, which has a battery with a 77kWh usable capacity. Even if the real-world range will be less, especially in winter, that’s still an impressive distance. Reckon on around half that range while towing.
Inside, the Elroq has plenty of room for people although a bigger boot would be useful when touring. The net under the parcel shelf for charging cables is a clever touch that helps to make the most of the available space.
Go for 85 Edition trim and the price of the Elroq is under £40,000, which avoids the road tax surcharge for more expensive cars.
Our ratings
Towing 4/5 Solo driving 5/5 Practicality 3/5 Buying and owning 5/5 Overall 4/5
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