2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-CLASS

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te some heavy plastic cladding, the car’s classic layout is still visible. The relatively long front and rear overhangs, along with a retractable metal roof, will remain key features on this SL. New to the SL will be the upright front grille, owed to new pedestrian-protection rules in the EU. We expect the final car to have a somewhat more elegant location for the third brake light.

Unlike today’s model, which is built in the Bremen, Germany factory, the next generation will be built in Stuttgart – partly helping to save jobs that are endangered by Mercedes’ plan to outsource production of the C-Class to the United States.

It is far too early to speculate which engines will make into the next SL, as even Mercedes-Benz likely hasn’t fully committed to any single set of engines, but we do know that there is a strong suggestion that Mercedes-Benz will abandon the use of V12 engines – adding one engine to list of non-candidates for the next SL.

We hear this 2012 SL may very well debut at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, but confirmation is still at least a year away. We’ll keep you updated as the details and spy photos trickle in.