We bought an 09 2.2i CTDi at the end of last year to tow our newly acquired caravan. The van has an MTPLM of 1300Kg, which is well under the 85% recommendation (the car's kerbweight is 1714Kg).
The caravan tows brilliantly, even without stability control, and the outfit is not tiring to drive. We aim to get better than 30mpg while towing, and usually achieve it. There's loads of luggage space in the car, and it's comfortable to drive. Without the caravan we typically return just over 40mpg overall.
Against? Well, the visibility isn't that good. Because of the high-waisted design of the car, the windows are rather small. Also ours came with tinted windows, which makes it even gloomier. And somehow you never fall in love with a Honda (we've had Honda bikes in the past), however massively competent they are!
But it'll fit the brief all right.