Winners of the 2024 Caravan and Motorhome Club Towcar of the Year Competition are announced
Testing for the 41st Caravan and Motorhome Club Towcar of the Year Competition took place during July at the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, where a wide cross-section of vehicles from leading car manufacturers were put through their paces by an independent panel of driving judges over four days.
Bailey of Bristol was invited by The Caravan and Motorhome Club to supply the caravans used in this prestigious event for the 25th consecutive year. While the purpose of the testing is to assess the performance of the individual tow vehicles, this competition also provides a thorough examination of the participating caravans in terms of product durability and stability.
A selection of ten Bailey Discovery, Phoenix+, Pegasus Grande SE, Unicorn, and Alicanto Grande caravans were chosen for the testing process to provide each of the entrants with a suitable tow match. Every caravan was ballasted to 85 percent of the tow car’s kerb weight or its maximum towing limit if lower and had any stability aids (such as an AL-KO ATC trailer control unit) disabled to ensure each car’s reactions to the demanding series of tests could be fully assessed.
All Bailey leisure vehicles are built using our patented Alu-Tech construction technology, cloaked in a GRP outer skin, making them more robust, more durable, and yet lighter than those manufactured using conventional methods to offer greater protection against the elements, keeping you comfortable, safe, and secure all year round. To date, over 75,000 Bailey leisure vehicles have been made using this ground-breaking technology and are currently being used around the world.
During the evaluation period, over 120 circuits of the Millbrook track, featuring a lap of the high-speed circular track and a demanding hill route (equating to over 625 test miles), were completed with the test caravans without incident.
Participating in this competition is one of the many ways Bailey of Bristol likes to put their caravans and motorhomes through their paces. Click on the following link to find out more about the industry’s most comprehensive product validation program: LINK
Simon Howard, Marketing Director of Bailey of Bristol, said, “We have enjoyed playing our part in this prestigious event over the past two decades. The collective effort that goes into ensuring every entrant is evaluated both thoroughly and fairly during the competition makes this the definitive guide for a potential new tow car purchase.”
“From the Bailey point of view, Towcar of the Year always represents a very stern test for our caravans. Seeing how well they perform being towed by a wide variety of tow vehicles on a very demanding circuit is always very reassuring,” he added.
The full results of the competition were announced at The RAC Club in London on 22nd September, and details of the winners can be found by clicking here
