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Mercedes SLS AMG – Dancing on the ceiling

The Mercedes SLS AMG can 'Dance on the Ceiling' Every car maker wanting to boast about the ground-effect prowess of their cars will claim they could – in the right circumstances – drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel. But to the best of our knowledge it’s never actually been done. Clarkson had a bash in a Twingo in Belfast in the last series of Top Gear, and every F1 team will claim their cars can manage it.

Volkswagen teases with sketch of new sedan for Tennessee factory

Volkswagen AG on Thursday released a sketch of the mid-sized sedan that will be built at VW's factory now under construction in Chattanooga, Tenn. The mid-sized sedan, which has yet to be named, will be slightly larger than the Passat. VW plans to build 150,000 units annually when the factory opens in early 2011.

Tesla Model S battery fire inquiry closed by NHTSA

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it closed a three-month-long investigation of fires in the Tesla Model S this week, as Tesla announced a design change to better shield the electric car's batteries. Tesla Motors Inc. said today it has started building the Model S with a titanium underbody shield to prevent battery fires like the two that occurred in the United States last year when Model S drivers struck road debris.