Welcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from CNN Money, The New York Times, Hooniverse, and Quartz.

With the CLA coming to America soon, let's look back on one of Mercedes' previous efforts to bring a found-cylinder entry model into the US market: the 190E 2.3.

Today in 1873 Levi Strauss patented copper-riveted canvas pants. Eventually switching to blue denim, those tough pants became the jeans we all wear all the damn time. Jeans have also been oddly influential for cars, with several cars sporting jeans-based themes, even to this day.

Today's cars and trucks are built to a level of performance like no automobiles before. Few of us actually use all of this potential, particularly for trucks.

GoPro tweeted this picture a few minutes back. Anyone know where this place is? Those roads look like a great place to ride.

When I saw Volvo releasing teasers of what looked to be a new XC90, I was very excited. Turns out, they're just making a music video with Swedish House Mafia.

A man in Mulhouse, France has broken the world speed record on a bicycle. With the help of hydrogen peroxide motor, the daredevil hit a speed of 263 Km/h (163 mph).