Autoesque

Jaguar and Lexus have been jointly named the country’s top-rated manufacturers in the latest annual What Car? UK car ownership satisfaction survey, which was compiled by J. D. Power.

In the absence of any factory performance upgrades for the Toyota GT86, Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S triplets, Cosworth has launched a range of aftermarket Power Packages.

Volkswagen has given the new Beetle Cabriolet Karmann its public debut at the Auto Mobil International motor show in Leipzig.

There might be rumours that a more powerful Subaru BRZ is in the pipeline, but the just-announced 2015 model line-up for North America certainly doesn’t include one.

Vauxhall dealers have already begun taking orders for the all-new 2015 Vivaro, which is available with a choice of four body styles.

Twelve Volkswagen apprentices have built a special Golf for this year’s GTI Treffen which is being held at Reifnitz am Wörthersee in Austria.

From the 16th of June 2014, drivers venturing into central London will have to pay more for the Congestion Charge.

Kamui Kobayashi is Japanese and he drives for the Caterham F1 Team. So the creation of a Caterham Seven Kamui Kobayashi limited edition exclusively for Japan seems like a logical move.

The eighth-generation Volkswagen Passat will buck a widespread industry trend by being slightly smaller than its predecessor. However, despite having reduced dimensions, more room for both passengers and luggage is promised thanks to better packaging.

Compared to its predecessor, the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate is noticeably larger.

One of Škoda’s contributions to this year’s Wörthersee GTI Treffen will be the rally-inspired Yeti Xtreme concept.

As its name implies, the new All Terrain version of GMC’s 2015 Sierra HD is aimed at those who need a pick-up with some extra go-anywhere ability.

This year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este event will see the debut of BMW Motorrad’s minimalist Concept Roadster.

Dodge has announced that SRT and SRT Hellcat models will be joining its recently-revealed 2015 Challenger range.

Since the demise of the Almera in 2006, Nissan hasn’t offered a C-segment hatchback in the UK. However, that situation will be changing this autumn with the arrival of the all-new five-door Pulsar.

This coming July will see the electric-powered e-NV200 arrive at Nissan dealers. Available in either panel van or five-seat combi guises, both are being offered with a choice of two trim grades.

In standard form the Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6x6 is already pretty outrageous. However, there must be a few prospective purchasers who think it isn’t extravagant enough, because Bavarian tuner Mansory has just launched a customisation programme for the behemoth.

Next month will see the arrival of the Kymco CK1 125 naked motorcycle in the UK.

Land Rover is revamping its Freelander line-up for 2015. One of the main changes sees the previous trim grades abandoned in favour of new SE, SE Tech and Metropolis versions.

Yamaha is adding another 125 cc scooter to its UK range. This latest one, called the Majesty S, is claimed to offer a combination of good performance, practicality and decent handling.