Like many of us, I'm fortunate to say that I've driven some awesome cars this year, but the one that sticks out the most is the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. It narrowly beats out the BMW i8, for me, anyway. The reasons? Well, the simple acts of depressing the heavy clutch, gripping the shifter and then mashing the throttle produces feelings-and sounds-unlike any other car I have driven recently. I was also among the first to drive the Challenger Hellcat on public roads before it was on sale, and it really was like being a rock star. People were in awe of this thing, and I had it at the Woodward Dream Cruise, where there's a lot of cool metal.

The i8 is awesome, too, in every way. It looks like a spaceship, and people were just as entranced by it. But at the end of the day, it's more fun to drive 707 horsepower in something called the Hellcat then it is to drive a hybrid.