Today is the Mercedes SLS day! This time it’s the 2012 SLS Roadster which has been seen (and pictured!) for the very first time. We knew that a roadster version of the yet-to-be-revealed SLS AMG is in the works, and these pictures are the proof.

Of course the Roadster’s main difference than the hard top, apart from the roof obviously!, is the fitment of ordinary doors rather than Gullwing roof-hinged ones. The rest of the car should be identical to the coupe model (which is still mysterious itself, we have the first real picture of it, but it’s still some years away).

If the drop-top SLS gets the same engine as the coupe it’ll be a 6.3 liter AMG V8 with 571 hp and 650nm of torque. But since it’s a convertible and it’ll be heavier than the hardtop, it might compromise a bit on acceleration and top speed.

And that’s fine by me! with the top down you can hear that amazing V8 soundtrack even more clearly. You can expect the roadster to be like 20 percent more expensive than the SLS hardtop which is said to cost around 160,000 euros.

pictures source: LeftLaneNews