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The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show is just a couple of weeks away and in its lead up we have new details about what Mercedes-Benz is planning for the event. The luxury automaker will have no less than four debuts, including the all-new SLS AMG.

The 563 horsepower supercar is just about to go on sale in Europe and we should have local pricing and delivery details following its debut in Los Angeles.

The SLS AMG will be joined by two new fuel efficient models in the form of the E350 BlueTEC and ML450 Hybrid. Both cars offer very different powertrains but are aimed at helping to reduce fuel consumption. The E350 BlueTEC diesel, for example, offers...

•    What is it: A new gullwing supercar that effectively replaces the Mercedes-Benz SLR •    Key facts: 6.2-liter V-8 with 571 horsepower; 7-speed dual-clutch transmission; rear-wheel drive •    On sale: April 2010 •    Price: $250,000 (est.)

It's been unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt auto show, and in a few days, High Gear Media heads to Monterey and Laguna Seca to join up with the 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG for our first drive.

The SLS car is the successor to the current Benz SLR roadster and former coupe, but this time around, the German automaker's put an emphasis on low weight to go with astonishing power, as it hunts down some of the...

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Two big product decisions broke over the last 24 hours: Acura decided to bring the TSX Sport Wagon to the United States by late 2010 as a 2011 model; and Chevrolet revealed that it would delay the Cruze, its replacement for the Cobalt, by at least three months.

On the new-car front, our own Marty Padgett is soon to be headed out to Laguna Seca for a stint behind the wheel of the gullwing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG supercar. Ford has an EcoBoost-powered V-6 hotrod headed to SEMA, and Motor Authority's spy photographers have nabbed both...