Most parents want their teen drivers to have a “safe car” as their first car, but even the safest cars in the world cannot protect a young, inexperienced driver who has not been properly trained. This is one of the ideas that led to the creation of the Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy in Los Angeles.

Mercedes-Benz’s academy is a state-certified teen driver training and education center. The program includes 30 hours of interactive online courses, classroom sessions, and workshops to help familiarize new drivers with situations and rules of the road before getting behind the wheel. The course also includes 16 hours of behind the wheel training with professionals who coach students to help them make decisions for themselves on the road.

The program comes with what may seem like a steep price tag to many, $1390, yet it provides an education that may prove to be priceless.

Wanting to create a vehicle as uniquely identifiable as their Gallardo and Aventador, Lamborghini plans to expand their brand to a different customer segment by introducing an SUV as their third model. 

The Lamborghini Urus concept was put together after studying the Porsche Cayenne, BMW X6, and Range Rover Sport. However, a lot of the inspiration for this super luxury SUV came from the next-generation Audi Q7, which also happens to be in the Volkswagen Group with Lamborghini. While the Urus would share its rear suspension, electrical platform, and floorpan with the Q7 and Cayenne, Lamborghini would have complete control over creating a unique upper body structure to their SUV.

According to Lamborghini insiders, the decision on whether or not to proceed with production on the Urus will be made later this year after seeing how the vehicle is received at the Beijing reveal. If given the green light, the earliest possible launch date for the Lamborghini Urus would be sometime in 2016.

The 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition has a schedule of activities set to run from April 23rd through May 2nd.  With this year’s slogan of “leading through innovation”, excitement is buzzing around the first look at several concept vehicles and future models.

The Beijing auto show, also known as Auto China, has been a bi-annual event for more than two decades. This year marks the 12th exhibition.