Here’s what Pieter Crous, our towing expert, reckons.

I prefer slightly tighter steering like this, as you get a better feel.

Pajero is renowned for its good 4x4 system, and apart from this vehicle not having a mechanical handbrake, you have two options with the electronic brake: the one is simply a button that activates the brake – you can try to accelerate, but the brakes won’t budge. Or, next to this button is a second one: the Auto Hold. If you push that one, the emergency brake automatically engages when you stop, and when you step on the accelerator again, the brake disengages, and there you go. It’s an excellent system.

As with the previous model, the suspension is soft but not so that it’s annoying. You feel a light sway in the length of the tow combination as the caravan’s coupler on the ball of the tow pushes down when you drive through a dip. Because of this, I expected a fair amount of body roll, but I felt little of that.

The new digital instrument panel is also very clear, and you can instantly spot how you’re doing with regards to speed, engine revolutions, and fuel consumption.

A Mobi Lodge is a rather heavy caravan, but the combination itself towed great, even at 120 km/h on the highway. The eight-speed gearbox changes as smoothly as could be, and you don’t lose momentum. It’s, therefore, no trouble to accelerate to 120 km/h, and also no problem to maintain speed on a highway, even if you hit a slight hill. The Pajero Sport isn’t scared of a heavy caravan and handles well. The gearbox is agile and responds immediately when you put foot.

If I must complain about something, it’s the small rear window – you struggle to see something in the rearview mirror. Obviously, this point becomes moot when towing, because then you rely on the wing mirrors.