The wife wanted something smaller, so I got her a '17 Ford Escape, 2.0 Ecoboost AWD with tow package. Rated to tow 3500 lbs, gets 30+ mpg on highway. Towing 1500 lbs I was getting 28 mpg on highway. It has about 6k miles on it now, zero issues. We test drove Chevy Equinox , CRV, Rav-4, Hyundai. I really liked the exterior styling of the Rav4, and the CRV was disappointing overall even though I am a big fan of Hondas. I also wanted to avoid the CVT due to reliability concerns with towing.