Facelift

The most pronounced external styling change on the updated SL is its new front grille and headlight arrangements. In place of the previous model's bubblelike dual headlamps, the 2009 SL gets a more integrated headlight casing, while the triple-bar grille of the present SL gives way to a more understated single-bar design found on the smaller SLK roadster. The new SL also gets two new creases on the hood, which Mercedes label as "power domes."