While we're on the topic of spy photos, The Car Connection recently published another batch of pictures depicting what they're calling the 2009 SL testing in various climates.  Not content with merely providing disguised SL photos however, they also published the watermark-laden rendering you see above - a rendering which attempts to show what an SL with CLS headlights and a new grille would look like.

I have to be honest:   I'm not diggin' it. I hope for the sake of SL owners the final product looks better than the photo; typically, however, renderings emanating from the Lehmann camp aren't too far off base, so we'll see.

For more info, head over to The Car Connection to view the complete batch of SL spy photos along with a quick overview of what they believe we can expect from the new model.

And before I go, a special thanks to John for sending us the story: as with all the tips sent to us, we sincerely appreciate it.