The New York International Auto Show 2012 opens for press days on Wednesday, and few events are more anticipated than the debuts of this year's sports cars. The sports car as a concept is a thing of unattainable freedom, power, precision and conspicuous consumption of the most rarified variety, and the virgin offerings at the New York International Auto Show don't look to disappoint.

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The 2013 SRT Viper exterior teaser photo.
The 2013 SRT Viper exterior teaser photo. SRT Viper
The 2013 SRT Viper teaser interior photo.
The 2013 SRT Viper teaser interior photo. SRT Viper
The Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
The Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG will bring the style and grace that the SRT Viper lacks when it waltzes into the New York International Auto Show. At least in the teaser pictures, the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG appears to be a car of sublime beauty, which hides the beast with: the car can reportedly hit 186 mph. Mercedes-Benz
The Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
The Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG will bring the style and grace that the SRT Viper lacks when it waltzes into the New York International Auto Show. At least in the teaser pictures, the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG appears to be a car of sublime beauty, which hides the beast with: the car can reportedly hit 186 mph. Mercedes-Benz
2012 Shelby 1000 parked.
2012 Shelby 1000 parked. Shelby
The 2012 Shelby 1000 drives.
The 2012 Shelby 1000 drives. Shelby
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