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All good things must come to an end. As the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG has been a good thing – a very good thing, in fact – ever since its debut in 2009, it, too, is subject to this rule of thumb. Production will cease after 2014, but in order go out with a bang, the last 350 examples off the line will be built as this: the 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Final Edition.

After showing it off at the annual Wörthersee tuning festival in Germany, Volkswagen has brought its Design Vision GTI concept car to the 2013 Los Angeles auto show. Though it is not slated for production, the wild performance car hints at what engineers could do with the Volkswagen GTI if money were no object.

What happens when you combine the futuristic powertrain from the Volkswagen XL1 with the practical Volkswagen Up! city car? At the 2013 Tokyo auto show, Volkswagen is providing a glimpse at that possibility with the Twin-Up! concept car.

Those hoping for the revival of a true, compact pickup, keep moving. But for those looking for a modern, contemporary pickup that also happens to be somewhat smaller than a full-size truck might be interested in the new 2015 Chevrolet Colorado, which debuts at the 2013 Los Angeles auto show.

Normally, when automakers build a gorgeous new sports car, they debut it as a coupe and promise to chop the roof off a year later. Jaguar went the other direction, revealing the stunning F-Type convertible at the 2012 Paris auto show and hinting that a hardtop would follow. As planned, the Jaguar F-Type coupe makes its debut at this year's Los Angeles auto show, building on the striking design and raucous engines of its droptop forbear.

The 2014 SRT Viper GTS, with its brutish 8.4-liter 640-hp V-10 engine and aggressively chiseled body, will get even more sinister looks with a new Anodized Carbon Special Edition package. The package features a sizable list of appearance upgrades inside and out, including a new metallic matte paint.