Practical Caravan

VOLVO V60 CROSS COUNTRY D4 AWD PLUS AUTOMATIC

Tested by Sarah Wakely Price £40,785 Kerbweight 1682kg 85% match 1430kg Towball limit 100kg

TESTING BRAND NEW cars is one of the perks of working at Practical Caravan – it’s always fun trying out the different vehicles and taking them on tour over the year.

Our main focus is, of course, to find out how they fare as tow cars – something that’s proved a little tricky over the past few months. With the UK in national lockdown, dealerships temporarily shut and campsites closed, we’ve had little opportunity to hitch our long-term-test Volvo up to a caravan and get

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