Daily Drivers : Car News And Reviews

While the Volkswagen Golf can be procured in a number of variants here in the U.S., none of the two-door versions seem to make it to the states these days. That’s too bad, since the newly-revealed VW Scirocco looks like the best of the bunch.

Professional Swedish skier Jon Olsson collaborated with Audi to create this limited-edition Audi A4 Avant quattro based on Olsson’s unique camo design. As he describes it, he made over 100 different versions of his camo pattern before choosing this one for the A4 Avant.

Nokian Tyres claims to have the world’s best winter tires, and to prove it, they put a set of Nokian Hakkapeliitaa 8s on an Audi RS6 and proceeded to set the world speed record on ice, achieving a top speed of 208.602 mph.

2014 marks the 25th year of Mazda’s two-seat roadster, the wonderful MX-5 Miata. In the 1980s, Mazda had the vision of resurrecting the two-seat, open-top roadsters that had been so popular in the 1960s and 1970s, and the result was the MX-5 Miata. 

It’s been a while since we saw a Civic Type R. In fact, the last production version of Honda’s sportiest Civic went out of production in 2010. Now, Honda is prepping a new version of the hot hatch, and if this concept sketch from Honda Design is any indication, we like what we see.

After leaking out some images yesterday, Audi has officially unveiled its all-new 2015 S1 and S1 Sportback in this world premiere video. These quick little cars come with a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine producing 231hp and 273 lb-ft.

The folks over at Audi have been busy of late, showing off its Allroad Shooting Brake concept, Q3 compact SUV, Sport Quattro concept, Q1 concept, and A8 Exclusive Concept all in the last couple of months.

Chrysler’s 2014 SRT lineup will include new Satin Vapor Editions of its Chrysler 300 SRT, Dodge Challenger SRT and Dodge Charger SRT models. Each model has unique features despite sharing the “Satin Vapor” moniker and a powerful, 392-cubic inch, 470hp HEMI V8 under the hood.

Automotive design firm DC Design unveiled a new car for the Indian market at the 2014 Delhi Auto Expo: the diminutive-yet-sporty Tia. Intended as a daily commuter for around town, the Tia will go on sale in India beginning in 2016.

With a similar footprint to the BMW i3, this diminutive crossover is designed for everyday driving and fuel efficiency. While it’s only designed to produce 109 horsepower from its 3-cylinder TSI engine, it’s still able to go from 0-to-62mph in about 9.2 seconds.

The Audi RS4 Avant has always been one of the best wagons (as we call them in the U.S.) on the road. And, although Audi no longer brings the RS line of Avants to the United States, they are still sold throughout Europe and remain very popular.

At 95Octane, our goal is to feature cars that we would want to drive, either on the track, off road, or on a daily commute. As it turns out, we don’t think the SMART car falls into any of those categories.

BMW has added another four-door vehicle to its range with the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé. The car is essentially the four-door 3 series with a tailgate hatch instead of a trunk, providing for more utility.

Volkswagen is celebrating the 65th anniversary of the first Beetle to arrive on U.S. shores back in January, 1949. The first “Type 1” was shipped to New York City by a Dutch businessman and the world’s first official VW importer and the car found a willing buyer that same year.

The Ford Fusion is one of my favorite mid-size cars of the last few years. From the minute you lay your eyes on the car’s muscular exterior, you can tell that Ford really stepped up their game with the Fusion when they redesigned it last year.