Volkswagen has a new model for the 2014 Beetle range: the retro-themed Beetle GSR (German for “Yellow Black Racer”). The limited-edition (3,500 units) model is a re-interpretation of the 1970s GSR and comes with a distinctive yellow and black paint job with the “GSR” lettering on the side skirts.

Cadillac has announced a new 2014 Cadillac ELR edition being created in collaboration with Saks Fifth Avenue. The new vehicle is featured in the 2013 Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Catalog. Limited to 100 vehicles, this special 2014 Cadillac ELR will come with an exclusive White Diamond exterior paint color and customers can choose from either a Jet Black or Light Cashmere interior.

Part of Dodge and Mopar’s tribute to the 1968 “Scat Pack Club“, the Dart’s Scat Package is a combination of sporty exterior styling, along with performance upgrades to the stock Dart GT, and its 2.4 liter Tigershark engine.

The three-seater BladeGlider EV concept incorporates a winglike narrow-to-wide-track design that not only reduces drag and improves efficiency, it sets up its driver and passengers with an unobstructed view of the road ahead. We also love how it creates a cockpit-like environment for the driver rarely achieved in vehicles other than single-seaters.

The Audi A3 Cabriolet is Audi’s new 2-door, four-seat convertible. The vehicle was revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show and is based on the A3 platform with styling notes carried over from its A5 Cabriolet sister, including the aluminum-finished windshield frame and the speedy convertible top.

The all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA Class is a new luxury compact SUV from the German automaker and M-B’s first offering in the compact SUV segment. The 2015 GLA-Class will be the first M-B SUV to be available with the new-generation permanent all-wheel drive system 4MATIC, with fully variable torque distribution.

The Tesla Model X was first announced by Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk in February of 2012 and the model appeared in October, 2013 in its Palo Alto showroom with deliveries beginning to customers in 2014.

Take a ride along with driver David Higgins and co-pilot Craig Drew as the speed through the woods of Pennsylvania for the  2012 Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally in their rallified Subaru WRX STI. The picture-in-picture view provides a unique look on not only what it’s like to drive a rally car at breakneck speeds, but the skills required of both driver and navigator.

Front-wheel drives, rear-wheel drives and 4-wheel drives cower in the presence of Mercedes’ AMG badged G-class hypertruck – which not only sports 6-wheel drive, but has a ginormous 544 horsepower, 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8 under the hood.

This ultra lightweight track day car is also street legal (at least when it’s not raining or snowing). Powered by a either a 240hp or 285hp Ford EcoBoost 2-liter engine, and weighing just 1598 pounds, the VUHL 05 is capable of hitting 60 in just 3.7 seconds.

This Scion FR-S Prototype was displayed at SEMA 2013 as one of five Scion vehicles included in the Scion Tuner Challenge. The GReddy R&D team took the Scion FR-S and looked to build the dream race car of Formula Drift Driver, Ken Gushi.

Dodge has not attached the “Shaker” moniker to any of its vehicles since the early 1970s, but has unveiled a new Challenger model for the 2014 model year that recalls the Challengers of that era. The 2014 Dodge Challenger R/T Shaker features the signature “Shaker” satin black hood with a large air scoop.

Toyota has announced the end of the FJ Cruiser line with the 2014 FJ Cruiser Trail Teams Ultimate Edition. The commemorative final edition of the FJ Cruiser, which sold more than 200,000 units since 2006, recalls the storied Land Cruisers of the 1960s, from which the FJ Cruiser was original inspired.

Volkswagen introduced this impressive 400-horsepower Racer’s Dream in Black and White at SEMA in Las Vegas. The 4-door Jetta sedan comes with a 2.0 liter, four cylinder turbocharged engine with a Stage 3+ Turbo Kit fitted by FMS Automotive to help boost output to 425 horsepower.

With a light drizzle falling on the famed 12.9 mile Nürburgring track, the 505 horsepower V8 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 clocks in with an impressive lap time of 7:37.47. That time bests the published times for the Porsche 911, the Lexus LFA, and the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640.