UK COTY - COUPE - Jaguar's F-Type continues to win award after award.

• The Jaguar F-TYPE Coupé has picked up three major UK awards in February, maintaining momentum following a successful 2014
• F-TYPE Coupé awarded Best New Car at AM Awards, Coupé of the Year at the UK Car of the Year awards and Sports Car of the Year at the ContractHireAndLeasing.com awards
• Judges of all three awards praised the F-TYPE Coupé’s styling, performance and handling
• F-TYPE line-up has expanded with 2016 model year range, offering a six-speed manual gearbox and all-wheel drive

The Jaguar F-TYPE Coupé has built on a hugely successful 2014 by picking up three major UK awards in February 2015 alone. The F-TYPE Coupé was crowned Best New Car at the Automotive Management (AM) Awards, Coupé of the Year in the UK Car of the Year awards and Sports Car of the Year in the ContractHireAndLeasing.com awards.

Automotive Management picked the F-TYPE Coupé as its Best New Car over models like the Mercedes C-Class and Audi TT thanks to its “pulse-quickening performance and agile handling”. The judges were also impressed with the F-TYPE Coupé’s everyday refinement and value for money compared with rivals.

UK Car of the Year 2015 judges awarded the F-TYPE ‘Coupé of the Year’ having been impressed by its styling, performance and handling. Alex Goy, XCAR.com’s Cars Editor and UKCOTY judge said: “To see the F-TYPE Coupé is to like it, to drive it is to love it.”

At the ContractHireAndLeasing.com awards the F-TYPE Coupé picked up Sports Car of the Year, with the website’s panel of industry experts and journalists praising the F-TYPE Coupé for its “stunning performance and most of all, its exhaust note.”

There’s more to come from the F-TYPE in 2015, with the updated 2016 model year range. Both the Coupé and Convertible are now available with the option of a six-speed manual gearbox and all-wheel-drive for the first time, and all models come with the all-new InControl infotainment system.

UK COTY - BEST ESTATE - The All-New Passat walks this one as being the best out there.

The new Volkswagen Passat Estate, which went on sale in the UK in January, has been named Estate Car of the Year in the UK Car of the Year Awards 2015. Voted for by a panel of 27 professional motoring journalists the UK Car of the Year Awards recognise the best new cars on the market for UK customers, which are test driven and judged on UK roads.

While assessing the Passat Estate, the judges were impressed by the car’s quality, prestige, space and value for money.  John Challen, Managing Director of UK Car of the Year Awards, summed up: ‘The ultimate estate just happens to also be a car that is comfortable, great to drive and a very pleasant place to be.’

Towcar expert and motoring journalist David Motton added: ‘With sharp new styling and a huge 650-litre boot, you can't buy a better estate than the Passat for sensible money.  It's spacious, economical and rivals the prestige German brands for interior quality.’

The new Passat Estate is available with a choice of four diesel engines, ranging in power output from 120 to 240 PS.  A plug-in hybrid GTE version with a 1.4-litre TSI petrol engine and electric motor will follow later in 2015.  A frugal BlueMotion with a 1.6-litre engine returning 78 mpg and just 95 g/km of CO₂ will join the range in June 2015, while an Alltrack version of the Estate will make its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week before sales start in July.

Five trims are currently offers: S, SE, SE Business, GT and R-Line. All offer a high level of standard features with highlights including Post-Collision Braking System and mis-fuelling prevention; Front Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control, Pre-Crash system, Driver Profile Selection, Ergo Comfort seats and front and rear parking sensors on SE and above; and Discover Navigation on the SE Business which is aimed at fleet drivers.  

Heated Alcantara seats, three-zone climate control and 18-inch wheels are standard on GT, while the range-topping R-Line adds a host of bespoke design features.  Innovations on the Passat range include a world-first Trailer Assist system, which provides assistance when reversing a vehicle with a trailer attached.

Prices for the award-winning all-new Volkswagen Passat Estate start at £23,745 RRP OTR; a saloon version of the Passat is also available, costing from £22,215.