What tow vehicle

I reckon the Kia Sorento, or Hyundai Santa Fe would do what you want. They are basically clones but there are some styling and prices differences. The All Wheel Drive version is a good general purpose vehicle and quite capable on dirt roads etc.

A friend had the Sorento for years and loved it.

Any of the SUVs will do the job: CX5, Sportage, Tucson, CRV, Rav4, etc. Just be careful with the Rav4, the petrol version is rated to tow 1500kgs; however, earlier model diesels are only rated to tow 500/100kgs and the the latest model diesel Rav4 only 1200kgs. As an example I tow an Avan Aliner (800kgs tare and1100kgs loaded) with an ASX diesel (rated to tow 1400kgs), it does the job easily and returns reasonably good mileage. Redbook/Carsguide/Carsales are your friends when selecting vehicles, they list output figures, fuel consumption figures along with tow weights. Another thing to look for is towball weight, Most 4WDs and SUVs have ball weights at 10% of the max tow weight; however, many sedans/wagons/hatches and possibly some SUVs have ball weights of only 5-6%, so be careful when selecting a vehicle. Ball weights can usually only be found in the vehicles manual - don't take a salesman's word for it. Towing a 1300kg camper with vehicle rated at 1500kgs sounds good on face value, but if the vehicle's towball weight is rated at only 5 or 6% of it's max tow weight it is no fun to load the camper and even less to tow it!

hi newbie my cub brumby tare is 910kg empty and ball weight is 160kg I tow it with a hilux .had up grade the leaf springs to take the sag out of the rear end.

We get 6.5 LP100 around town and between 8.5 and 11.0 LP100 towing depending on conditions. Be warned though the ASX is small, if you intend on carting a large fridge/whatever around in the back you may need something bigger. The outlander shares the same mechanicals in the diesel but is quite a bit bigger. The Mazda is the class leader in this area but if you google the Sportage/Tucson on productreview.com there are only glowing reports.

First critical point is not to accept the maker's tare figures. They can be well under the actual ones.

Second is to make a generous payload allowance for CT and car. Think of water, luggage, fuel, humans, tools, toys etc.

Third, if you're going offroad you could as a rule of thumb overcater with the tow and ball weight of the tow vehicle by a quarter or more.

That gives you your rough towing specs.

Many SUVs are not designed for real towing. Drop say 150 kg on the ball and the rears sag. The only way out of this is a WDH and that can't be used offroad. (Stiffer springs at the rear just use the fulcrum effect of the rear axle to lighten up the front end).

So with the two CT models you're interested in, uncompromised performance points you in the direction of a 4WD, not a softroader. There's plenty of choice of mid-size vehicles now with decent towing capacity. Any kind of miles in prospect, go for a diesel.