Daily Drivers : Car News And Reviews

The 2014 Lexus GS450h is a luxury hybrid sedan that sits at the top of the current GS line. The GS450h competes with such cars as the BMW 528, Audi A7 and Infiniti Q70. The car blends comfort and performance while benefitting from the fuel economy and reduced emissions of a hybrid drivetrain.

While most of the open-air cars we see are designed for racing and off-road use, this one is designed to be a daily driver. The Arcimoto SRK is a pure-electric enclosed frame vehicle that’s designed to provide extraordinary energy efficiency.

In one of the more daring demonstrations of automotive automation, Hyundai put together a convoy of its new 2015 Genesis sedans and let them drive down the road without drivers in them. A team of stuntmen and stuntwomen started off driving the cars, and then escaped through the sunroofs, leaving the cars to drive on their own, following a single lead driver.

Hyundai isn’t typically the car company that driving enthusiasts turn to when they’re looking for a new driver, but with the recent announcement of the coming N Performance line and the 2014 Hyundai Veloster Turbo R-Spec, the Korean automaker seems determined to change that image.

BMW’s M235i has been garnering massive praise for its price-performance ratio, and it really does look like great fun to drive. A team of five identical cherry red M235is were recently spotted hooning it up in Cape Town, South Africa practicing for a commercial shoot, in which the cars follow each other tightly around a traffic circle.

Peugeot is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its GTi badge with the Peugeot 208 GTi 30th Anniversary Special Edition. Unveiled at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the model is a performance-boosted version of the standard production GTi.

In this short video put together by Chrysler to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Dodge, we get a quick look at the evolution of the brand. From its earliest days with the 1915 Dodge Brothers Touring car, to the massive Senior Six Roadster of the late ’20s, to the Lancers and Chargers of the 1960s and 1970s, to the Daytona of the ’80s, leading all the way to the Viper and the modern-day Challenger of the 21st century.

Ford has debuted the updated 2015 Focus ST at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. The new Focus ST features a number of refinements over the previous model, highlighted by a subtly more sporty front and rear fascia and LED signature lighting.

Ford’s all-new 2015 Edge is a remake of the Edge crossover SUV first launched in 2006. The 2015 Edge is all new, from the wheels to the roof and is designed to showcase Ford’s latest technology.

A while back, a Swedish marketing guy going by the moniker PonyHans tried to sell his 1993 Volvo 245GL station wagon with a nonsensical promotional video. Apparently, Volvo was so taken with his outlandish sales campaign, that they sent him a shiny new 2015 Volvo V60 Sportback R-Design T6 AWD, and asked him to give it the same treatment.

While Daihatsu never really took off as a brand here in the U.S., the company is still popular in Japan and other parts of Asia, and continues to produce vehicles there. In addition, the Japanese company has actually been the maker of some Scion models for years, as they both function as divisions of Toyota.

Since Audi refuses to bring its RS4 and RS6 wagons to the United States, the Volvo V60 Polestar may be the fastest wagon Americans can purchase off the showroom floor. Built by Volvo’s Polestar performance team, the limited edition cars come with a 350 horsepower engine which will get it from a standing start to 100 kmh (62 mph) in under five seconds with a top speed of 155 mph.

Ford has announced new Red and Black Editions of the Ford Fiesta, to be available only in the European market. The great-looking pair of vehicles is available either in Race Red or Panther Black with contrasting red or black accents.

For those in the market for Tesla’s first SUV, you’ll be happy to know that the company has announced that it will start to ship its first Model X vehicles in early 2015. First shown off in early 2012, the Model X takes what we know and love about the all-electric Model S, and stretches it into an utility form factor.

Volkswagen is beginning to drop teasers ahead of its unveiling the new 2015 Volkswagen Passat. This first teaser image shows the new Passat cloaked under a fabric cover, but not everything is hidden from view. It’s clear that VW will be fitting the new Passat with LED headlights along with a stronger hood and front grille.