One Lap of the Web: Mercedes-Benz SLC rendered, Google Glass for the Tesla S and a rusty Datsun 280ZX

We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about.

-- Last month we brought you some intriguing spy photos of a Porsche 911-fighting Mercedes-Benz coupe -- possibly to be called the SLC, or even the next SLS AMG (it's all a bit unclear at this point) -- but layers of camouflage made it a bit tough to see what the car will look like. Now, a series of renderings based on those same spy photos hints at what might be under all that black vinyl. Head to Top Speed to check out the gallery.

-- The Tesla Model S trades a traditional center console for one giant iPad, so it's hardly surprising that the EV's tech-savvy owners -- and its legions of enthusiasts -- are already working out how to connect the futuristic car with that oh-so-futuristic gadget, Google Glass. According to Wired, early Glass adopter Sahas Katta has reverse-engineered the Tesla Android app to run on the heads-up device. We don't advocate smart phoning while driving, but the prospect of a seamless, heads-up GPS display for drivers is pretty cool -- and potentially less distracting than glancing down at a central screen every six seconds.

-- A rusty, T-top equipped Datsun 280ZX may not be anyone's ideal classic car -- hell, it's far from our ideal Z-car -- but when it's your first car, it's always going to occupy a special spot in your heart. At Petrolicious, Clayton Seams has lots of stories about his 280ZX, “Suzy,” such as, “This Datsun was also the first car I ever drove 100 mph in. I did it at night with the T-tops off and Dire Straits playing on the radio. It was an exciting coming-of-age experience.” Exciting? We'd say magical.

-- New York City is getting a fleet of new taxis, and they're like nothing you've ever seen. OK, that's probably an overstatement, but the Nissan NV2000s in yellow cab livery are radically different from the aging Panther platforms they will replace. Brett Berk gives us a preview of what we can expect to see in these new taxis as they roll onto roads this fall. Even if you're not a New Yorker, you'd better get used to the look anyway -- they'll be showing up on the NYC-addicted silver screen soon as well.

By Graham Kozak