Mercedes-Benz releases own spy shots of SLK testing "magic" roof in Death Valley
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertible</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/" rel="tag">Mercedes-Benz</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-mercedes-benz-slk-testing-in-death-valley/"><img border="0" vspace="4" hspace="0" alt="2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK testing in Death Valley" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/slkspied630.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK testing in Death Valley - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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We love it when automakers go through the trouble of releasing their own spy shots. Our spy photographer friends, however, could easily see this as their own hard work being done for them. In any case, what we have here is a brand new set of photos of the next-generation <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/slk-class">Mercedes-Benz SLK</a> testing in the Death Valley heat, prepping for its debut in 2011 (<a href="http://autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show">Geneva Motor Show,</a> perhaps?).<br />
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One of the new features that <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz">Mercedes-Benz</a> will debut on the 2012 SLK is its <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/magic+sky+control">Magic Sky Control</a> roof. This glass-paneled hardtop contraption can automatically be tinted to control how much light shines through the roof in an effort to keep the interior cooler on bright, sunny days when the top isn't down. We'd expect this sort of technology to make its way onto the Big Daddy <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/mercedes-benz+sl">SL roadster</a> after the SLK's launch, and could even be used on side windows for the rest of Merc's product line.<br />
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Scroll through our image gallery below to see high-res shots of the SLK testing in Death Valley. Mercedes-Benz's prolific press release is available <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/29/mercedes-benz-releases-own-spy-shots-of-slk-testing-magic-roof/#continued">after the jump</a>, as well.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-mercedes-benz-slk-testing-in-death-valley">2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Testing in Death Valley</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-mercedes-benz-slk-testing-in-death-valley/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/80244314738725616374410c1 145030_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Testing in Death Valley" title="2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Testing in Death Valley" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-mercedes-benz-slk-testing-in-death-valley/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/80244114738665616374410c1 145006_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Testing in Death Valley" title="2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Testing in Death Valley" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-mercedes-benz-slk-testing-in-death-valley/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/80244214738695616374410c1 145009_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Testing in Death Valley" title="2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Testing in Death Valley" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-mercedes-benz-slk-testing-in-death-valley/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/80244414738755616374410c1 145054_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Testing in Death Valley" title="2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Testing in Death Valley" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-mercedes-benz-slk-testing-in-death-valley/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/80244514738785616374410c1 145072_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Testing in Death Valley" title="2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Testing in Death Valley" /></a></div><br />
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