Skoda tops auto express driver power

The eleventh annual Auto Express Driver Power survey has seen Skoda dominate the rankings once again. The Yeti and Superb appear first and second in the table (a reverse of their 2011 positions) with the Octavia fourth. Only the Mercedes-Benz E-Class stands between Skoda and a top three lock-out. A perennial Driver Power favourite, the Jaguar XF, ranks fifth, ahead of the Nissan Qashqai. Nissan may not have matched Skoda's achievement, but it's the only other brand to have three models in the top fifteen, the others being the X-Trail (ninth) and Juke (13th). Nissan was also the top manufacturer in the new-for-2012 technology category, in which Auto Express readers were asked to rate the quality of what the magazine describes as "in-car gadgets". The Juke was number one here, with the Qashqai fourth.