Oops, Tesla S-Class sedan photos released early

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Tesla’s media event this afternoon in Hawthorne, Calif., was meant to be the first glance the automotive press would get at their new ‘S-Concept’ sedan. Their timing was cut a bit short today when official photos were uploaded by Digg co-founder Kevin Rose on his flickr account, and the product photos are now coursing through the Web at lightning speed.

Our own Ken Bensinger is at the event to get the full story, but early speculation from the auto bloggers hints to a possible partnership with Mercedes-Benz. One thing that Tesla has announced is pricing -- $57,400 for the new sedan. Stay tuned for a full report from Ken later today.

Jalopnik.com reported that Tesla quickly asked Digg’s Mr. Rose to take the photos down, but we’re afraid that electric horse has already left the virtual barn.

-- Joni Gray

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