Like I said before these pictures and this story have been on the web for at least a year and half...it's an old rumour nothing more

IMHO the "face lift" would be a negative for the SL as it would pull it down to look like the soon to be updated SLK. Well at least it should pump up sales of the 2004 model with its more desirable styling. (As an aside, it has been my experience that Canadian Mercedes buyers get earlier and more accurate information than we do in the US where Montvale must have some type of disinformation department.

I don't think anyone doubts that the car gets a facelift; all Mercedes' get a midlife update.

The question is how the car will look like. So far, there are absolutely no spypics or accurate information. That image is questionable at best.

One point about model years that causes a lot of confusion on these boards. They are almost always european model years. Due to the timing of the introductions in Europe, the US model years usually lag one year behind (partially also for marketing purposes) as can be seen on the current SL500 and the upcoming SL600. So it may be helpful for US customers to assume that any facelift will hit the 06 model year, not the 05.

Wolfman

those pictures are fronts of the new SLK arent they?

Its fake and its ugly. I seen so many F1 Noise Chops I will only believe a official MB Realese.

As do I too. Autospies has lied to me before and it will agian. MapleOne, I am not saying I do not take your word. In fact I am expecting a rude awakining!

Im not saying you are a liar in no way. But I seen that Photoshop job on every MB includeing the ML and SLK So im a little alerted to that it might be a fake.

Actually that ML might be real! Loriensor (sp?) makes a kit i believe for the ML! It's hideous!

I seen that one also. But I seen a PhotoShop job that had the F1 nose Swooping down over the grill with the MB logo in the center of it it look hidious and was hard to recognize the Photoshop job.