Update 1: A whole bunch of official press images have, unsurprisingly, leaked onto the web, so we’ve added them to the slideshow.

Update 2: Mercedes-Benz has released the official details on the new SL-Class, so we’ve updated this post accordingly.

You can’t throw a Hermès purse on Rodeo Drive without hitting a Mercedes-Benz SL-Class. They’re like Subarus in New England, F-150s in Texas, or Ferraris in Dubai—it’s simply the car everyone owns. So you can bet the collective housewives, debutantes and fresh princes of L.A.’s Platinum Triangle are salivating over these images of the new SL-Class roadster, released in advance of the car’s Detroit Auto Show debut next month. (more…)