Just a few hours after a handful of grainy images of the model leaked on the internet through GermanCarForum.com, the same website has unleashed a massive official photo gallery of the long-awaited Mercedes SL Roadster, now exposed to the world in all of its glory. The aesthetics of the SL are quite different from the model it is about to replace, bearing some resemblance with both its smaller sister SLK and the SLS AMG. Please note the upright grille, the shape of the light cluster and the overall boxier sheetmetal. As for the cabin, we see a nice mix of modern materials, leather and genuine wood trim. Besides, we have no doubt that all sorts of entertainment and connectivity options that you would expect in a car of this rank will not be missing.
At the moment it is still unclear which sort of engine range will equip the newborn SL (although rumor has it that it will include a 3.5 litre V6 unit for the SL350 and a turbocharged 4.6-litre V8 for the SL500), but we do know for a fact that the car will be no less than 140 kg lighter (308 pounds) than its predecessor, thanks in most part to its brand new aluminum bodyshell. The new SL is also the first mainstream Merc ever to use this solution - which we had extensively introduced in a dedicated post we published a while ago - and it will surely be beneficial to the car’s handling, accuracy, stability, fuel efficiency and performance as well.
Mercedes-Benz will officially unveil the new SL m.y. 2013 at the upcoming North American International Auto Show in Detroit, in January. As for now, quite obviously, no word on price. Click on the ‘Continue reading’ link below to find out more about the new SL roadster.
View the full 2013 Mercedes Benz SL Roadster official photo gallery
Among the features currently known about the new Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster, there are two particularly innovative ones that are definitely worth mentioning: FrontBass system and Magic Vision Control. The former is a new sound system configuration that involves bass loudspeakers getting fitted in the footwells in front of driver and front seat passenger, a position that enhances the quality of low-frequency sounds in the cabin and creates ideal acoustic conditions. The latter is a new adaptive windscreen washing system using a sophisticated system of ducts that go to the wiper blade and supply washing water to the windscreen efficiently and precisely, and only where it is needed. The Magic Vision Control can clean the windscreen at all speeds, even when the roof is open, without any of the water spraying into the vehicle interior, avoiding also that familiar splash of water that briefly disrupts the driver’s field view.
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