The engine's answer
Best car for a couple doing towing, under €40,000
Mazda CX-5
71% match
Old-school engineering, unusually well built.
Why it wins here
The dimensions where it beats the rest of the market by the most, for this question specifically.
- Use
- Budget
- People
Why it wins
Mazda CX-5 costs €38,000 — €2,000 under the €40,000 ceiling — seats 5 and carries 522 L in the boot. Where it pulls furthest ahead of the field is use, budget, people. Overall: a 71% match for this question.
What's good
- Interior quality above its price point.
What to watch
- No hybrid assistance — the thirstiest petrol SUV here.
What came close
- Škoda Karoq69%The sensible family SUV, with the sums done properly.
See listings on AutoScout24 See listings on mobile.de - Kia Sportage Hybrid68%The Tucson with a seven-year warranty.
See listings on AutoScout24 See listings on mobile.de - Ford Tourneo Connect68%A van-based seven-seater without van money.
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What the runners-up gave up
- Škoda Karoq (69%) lost mainly on towing limit: 1,800 kg against 2,000 kg for the winner.
- Kia Sportage Hybrid (68%) lost mainly on towing limit: 1,650 kg against 2,000 kg for the winner.
- Ford Tourneo Connect (68%) lost mainly on towing limit: 1,500 kg against 2,000 kg for the winner.
Questions this answer covers
- Does Mazda CX-5 fit under €40,000?
- Yes. At €38,000 it leaves €2,000 of headroom, and the budget was treated as a hard ceiling — nothing above it was allowed to win.
- How does it cope with towing?
- On the measures that matter for towing it scores 57/100 against a field average of 26/100, with 800 km between stops and running costs of about €220/mo a month.
- Is it the right size for a couple?
- It seats 5 and offers 522 L of boot space, which is what the ranking weighted most for a couple.
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