We're not normally ones for spy shots here on PH, but the tendrils of the curious PH community get into all sorts of places, so here's one of the forthcoming Mercedes SL.
Codenamed R231, the new car is due to be unveiled in December this year before going on sale in 2012.
Our man on the autobahn (a PHer whose identity we shall protect since he was filming while driving - tut tut, don't do it at home etc, etc) might not win any Oscars for his contribution, but it does show off what appear to be SLK-style lights and a more SLS-style nose.
Word has it that the R231 SL will also get the 'Magic Sky' glass roof, which darkens at the touch of a button.
More intriguingly, our man in Deutschland reckons the car will be running a turbocharged 382bhp, 361lb ft version of the new M276 V6... (though this is as yet unconfirmed by Mercedes)