The engine's answer
Best car for a small family doing towing, under €60,000
Škoda Kodiaq
77% match
Seven seats that adults tolerate.
Why it wins here
The dimensions where it beats the rest of the market by the most, for this question specifically.
- Use
- People
- Budget
Why it wins
Škoda Kodiaq costs €46,500 — €13,500 under the €60,000 ceiling — seats 7 and carries 745 L in the boot. Where it pulls furthest ahead of the field is use, people, budget. Overall: a 77% match for this question.
What's good
- Third row plus a real boot, which is rare.
- Rated to tow 2.3 tonnes.
What to watch
- Diesel faces access restrictions in some city centres.
What came close
- Škoda Superb Combi76%Limousine space, estate practicality.
See listings on AutoScout24 See listings on mobile.de - Volkswagen Passat Variant75%The motorway estate, still very hard to fault.
See listings on AutoScout24 See listings on mobile.de - Volkswagen Tiguan73%The safe family SUV pick.
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What the runners-up gave up
- Škoda Superb Combi (76%) lost mainly on towing limit: 2,200 kg against 2,300 kg for the winner.
- Volkswagen Passat Variant (75%) lost mainly on towing limit: 2,000 kg against 2,300 kg for the winner.
- Volkswagen Tiguan (73%) lost mainly on towing limit: 2,000 kg against 2,300 kg for the winner.
Questions this answer covers
- Does Škoda Kodiaq fit under €60,000?
- Yes. At €46,500 it leaves €13,500 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 66/100 against a field average of 27/100, with 1,100 km between stops and running costs of about €230/mo a month.
- Is it the right size for a small family?
- It seats 7 and offers 745 L of boot space, which is what the ranking weighted most for a small family.
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