You might find some who'll argue that. But anyone who simply takes a trip out to a couple of new-car showrooms will find that's actually far from the truth.

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Many of today's production cars offer expressive designs that scream out; pack futuristic materials and sophisticated chassis systems; run with complex powertrains; and give you interfaces that we might have only dreamed of just a decade ago.

Keeping in mind the spark of innovation, we've taken a look both at the vehicles that will be arriving for model-year 2015, and at the vehicles that we expect might arrive by the end of calendar-year 2015.