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Video: 2012 Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster is a topless beauty

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2012 SLS AMG Roadster

Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Europe, Videos, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury


2012 SLS AMG Roadster - Click above to view video after the jump

On the heels of its official unveiling, Mercedes-Benz has dropped a video of the 2012 SLS AMG Roadster in its natural habitat. Let the ogling begin. If you were floored by the still shots of the latest confection from AMG, the video will leave you gibbering lump.

Though the Roadster loses the coupe's iconic Gullwing doors, it keeps its performance credentials and only gains a scant 88 pounds. Power doesn't budge, but somehow Mercedes claims the topless SLS is quicker than the coupe to 60 by one hundredth of a second. That isn't...

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Aston Martin V12 Zagato hits the racetrack for the first time

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Aston Martin V12 Zagato

Filed under: Concept Cars, Motorsports, Coupe, Europe, Aston Martin, Racing



It's the oldest journalism adage in the book. Dog bites man, not news. Man bites dog, now that's news. So what does this have to do with cars? We'll tell you.

Whereas most sports racers are converted for the purpose from existing, commercially available road cars, once in a while we see a car going the opposite way. Take the Lexus LFA, for example, which was...

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<i>Motor Trend</i> crowns new compact sedan king in eight-way comparo [w/poll]

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2012 Hyundai Elantra

Filed under: Car Buying, Budget, Sedan, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Toyota, Volkswagen, Reviews


2012 Hyundai Elantra - Click above for high-res image gallery

With a raft of newly redesigned compact sedans hitting the streets this year, Motor Trend decided it was high time to crown a new king among the diminutive four-door masses. The editors gathered eight of the most popular models in the segment and pitted...

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In observance of Memorial Day...

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Chevrolet Camaro

Filed under: Etc.


Tribute 2010 Chevrolet Camaro - Click above for high-res image gallery

To some, Memorial Day is the first real kick-off to summer. Swimming pools open, the grill is fired up for burger and hot dog duty and we all take a day to kick back and enjoy the warmth. (Especially up here in the northern half of the country where the winter seemed to drag on forever.)

But the real purpose of Memorial Day is...

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Italian beauty and absurdity extend to gas stations in Cuneo, Italy

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Filed under: Etc., Europe, Design/Style


Italian gas station by Damilano Studio Architects - Click above for high-res image gallery

When luxury becomes a commodity, there's little left but to make commodities luxurious. This is a newly constructed gas station in Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy, designed by Damilano Studio Architects, and it's rather pleasant to look at if modern architecture is your thing. Reinforced concrete enclosing a glass...

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