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Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Roadster revealed

What would have Luciano Pavarotti been without his voice? What would Usain Bolt be without his speed? What would Christina Hendricks from Mad Men be without her, well... you know. Most importantly, what would the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG be without it's gull wing doors? I'll tell you: The SLS Roadster.

What company offered the first in-car camera, in 1919?

What automobile offered tops as standard equipment in 1915?

Porsche Cayman S Black Edition gets $67,500 MSRP

Porsche will start selling a limited-issue 2012 Cayman S Black Edition this summer. It will retail for $67,500 and only 500 of the sporty cars will be assembled. Peak speed when equipped with a 6-speed manual trans is 173 mph.

A123 Systems stock (Nasdaq: AONE) falls hard from grace of IPO

In March, A123 Systems (Nasdaq: AONE) stock traded very shaky after an annual net earnings loss of 1.56 loss per share. A few month’s later, the stock chart reveals it has broken every price support since its IPO.

Driving tests: Men are better than women, but both sexes are failures

LeaseTrader.com reports after quizzing 500 men and women about their driving habits that men are more likely to get answers on a driver's test right than women (59% to 46%). At the same time, results show both sexes need to brush up on their studies because 75% of test takers flunked.

Cali ready to celebrate classic Porsche cars

Porsche Cars North America and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca are planning Porsche's Rennsport Reunion IV at the track in California Oct. 14-16. Rennsport Reunion IV is expected to be a landmark event that collects Porsche vintage and current race cars and the drivers who made them great in one place.

Lexus lives it up, mixes fine dining with fine automobiles

Lexus is known for its fine automobiles. Now it is also dabbling in the culinary arts with fine foods and vintage wines. So it makes sense that the luxury car marque sponsored the Pebble Beach Food Wine Festival, where celeb chefs Daniel Boulud, Michael Chiarello, Dean Fearing, Christopher Kostow, Masaharu Morimoto and Michael Symon performed demonstrations for about 200 guests.

Group, data make roads 3 times safer than national average

The Traffic Improvement Association, whose efforts have resulted in local roads being three times safer than the national average and two times safer than the state average, has opened a new headquarters. The new site is in Auburn Hills, Mich., to serve drivers and pedestrians in suburban Detroit's Oakland County.

Kansas man the acknowledged guru of the vintage Studebaker

Those concerned with keeping a model of the long gone Studebaker line road or show worthy know the name of Vern Ediger. In addition to his Halstead KS E&V Motors, he owns a salvage yard with over 120 of the vintage automobiles providing recycled parts to collectors and restorers around the globe.

GM reportedly cancels plans for a Cadillac SRX plug-in hybrid

In December, TorqueNews brought you the news that General Motors was reportedly working on a plug-in hybrid luxury SUV based on the Cadillac SRX but according to a variety of sources – that program has reportedly been canceled.

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