The 10 best new tech cars to watch in 2015 - ExtremeTech

Now that it’s March, the year finally begins in earnest for 2015 car sales. Car sales start to pick up only with the arrival of near-spring conditions (sorry, Northeast), the first of many 2015 JD Power awards, annual car issues from magazine such as Consumer Reports, and the completion of the season’s major auto shows... Even lease customers who renew every two to three years may be impressed by how much cars and car tech have improved, with Bluetooth, USB, and rear cameras becoming near universal except on entry trim lines. Here are Extreme Tech’s most important new cars for 2015 — “most important” meaning not just that they’re new, but they also move the industry forward on technology, safety, and driver aids. Sedans overall are now the minority of vehicle sales compared to SUVs, crossovers, wagons, and pickup trucks. Volvo XC90: Geely’s $11 billion investment starts to pay off The Volvo XC90 is the first all-new Volvo – body, drivetrain, infotainment, cabin – since China’s Geely Holdings took control of Sweden’s lone big automaker in 2009 and then pumped in US... Last year we saw the fruits of Volvo’s four-cylinder engine project in the Volvo S60 sedan and V60 wagon. Source: www.extremetech.com