LEAKED! 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL PICTURES

The interweb is abuzz with official pictures of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz SL roadster, which were leaked from what appears to be a sales and marketing brochure. Someone scanned them of course, and then proceeded to send them out to all and sundry.

The brand new SL is expected to debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month, where it will be detailed a bit more. However, because Merc cars share their engines, we can confirm some of these for the SL. They include the new 4.6-litre twin turbo petrol with about 320kW for the SL 500, as well as the 5.5-litre twin turbo V8 pushing out between 386kW and 420kW in the SL 63 AMG version.

The car obviously features a hard electronically folding top which probably features the Magic SKY system which lightens or dims the glass sunroof, thus negating the need for a folding cover. Others will include things like Comand with satellite navigation, Bluetooth connectivity, and LED daytime running lights among others.