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Official: Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL (Autoblog)

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Convertible, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury

Between our official sneak peek and the endless leaks, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz
SL is officially out of the bag before its debut at next month's Detroit Auto
Show. And like its predecessors over the last five decades, the new SL
continues to offer S-Class luxury and innovations in a svelte, drop-top
package.

While the styling might not be a radical departure from the R230 chassis
that's been around since 2003, the new front fascia takes the SLS' upright
nose - an element that's infecting the rest of the Mercedes line-up - and
joins it with a more raked hood and bi-xenon headlamps with fiber optic
accents and daytime running LEDs mounted low in the bumper. When we got a
preview of the SL last month, we were smitten by the aggressive new front end,
but the profile and rear view left us comfortably numb.

The interior, on the other hand, is a masterwork, with more SLS-inspired
elements carrying over inside, including the crosshair vents, a beautiful
combination of leather, wood and carbon fiber, and a center console that
blends simplicity and elegance, topping it off with a squat ...

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