2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Photos Leaked

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Photos of the redesigned 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL, apparently taken from a sales brochure and a magazine ad, were leaked by members of an online forum just two days ahead of the car's official release. The redesigned SL makes its world debut in early January at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show.

The images appear to be authentic and portray a new design that draws inspiration both from historic SLs of the past and from the range-topping SLS AMG sports car.

Mercedes-Benz also has teased the new SL recently in a series of photos of disguised prototypes undergoing preproduction testing.

The automaker said the 2013 SL will get an all-new, lightweight aluminum body structure, plus two new high-tech systems, including the first application of its unique Magic Vision Control adaptive wiper/washer system, which channels water to the windshield just in front of the wiper blade, and FrontBass audio, which uses the free spaces in the aluminum structure ahead of the footwells as resonance chambers for the bass loudspeakers.

Source: insideline.com