The Most Innovative Cars of the Year

The supercars, city cars, and people-haulers, that did the most to advance the way we drive in 2014.

The auto industry is going through a moment of change. We're seeing more and more compelling reasons to walk away from the internal combustion engine, along with increasing evidence we won't be doing the driving for much longer. Meanwhile, car interiors are getting better and better at making us feel like we're at home, or at least connected through our devices, which in 2014 is pretty much the same thing.

But we're not quite there yet on any of these, and there's plenty of work left to do on each. So as the year comes to an end and the auto industry gets ready to unveil a new onslaught of vehicles at the Detroit Auto Show in early January, here's a look back at the supercars, city cars, and people-haulers that did the most to advance the way we drive in 2014.