Ford’s Mondeo Estate is the overall winner of the second annual Towcar awards.

Testing was carried out on 53 cars, and looked at towing ability, driving performance when not towing, practicality, value for money and safety.

Judged by What Car?, Practical Caravan and the Camping and Caravanning Club, cars were judged in five categories by kerb weight.

Ford Focus 2.0 TDCi Titanium 5-door hatchback won the under 1425 kg category and the Ford Mondeo Estate 2.0 TDCi Titanium auto won the 1575-1724 kg category.

Ford C-MAX was also highly recommended as the budget choice in its category.