Spy Shots: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SL smiles for the camera
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2012 Mercedes-Benz SL spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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With all the hype surrounding the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/sls+amg">Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG</a>, it's easy to forget that the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/sl-class">SL</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/slk-class">SLK</a> roadsters are still a crucial part of the automaker's lineup. We've seen the next generation of the baby SLK <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/10/2012-mercedes-benz-slk-caught-training-for-z4-fight/">out testing</a>, and now our spies have caught a larger 2012 SL mule out and about.<br />
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Up front, the more upright fascia with the dinner plate-sized Three-Pointed Star logo is the biggest change, as are the revised headlamps, which seem to be less angular than the ones found on the current SL. Looking below, we can see that LED running light strips have been fitted at the lower air intakes (something that's quickly becoming standard equipment across the automaker's portfolio), and out back, the triangular taillamps have been smoothed out a bit.<br />
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Our crafty spy photographers have also managed to get a glimpse <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-mercedes-benz-sl/#3127258">inside the new SL</a>. A new sport steering wheel is in place, and even though we don't have the photographic proof, we're told that the rest of the interior (center console, etc.) is akin to the new design found in the SLS AMG. Fine by us.<br />
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Click through the gallery below to see the full set of high-res Mercedes-Benz SL spy shots.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-mercedes-benz-sl/">Spy Shots: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SL</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-mercedes-benz-sl/#3127253"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/mb-sl-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-mercedes-benz-sl/#3127252"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/mb-sl-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-mercedes-benz-sl/#3127254"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/mb-sl-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-mercedes-benz-sl/#3127255"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/mb-sl-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-mercedes-benz-sl/#3127256"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/mb-sl-5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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