Mercedes-Benz already "leaked" its own spy photos of the redesigned 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK convertible, but this leak of a French promotional video that features an uncamouflaged SLK is likely a bit more unintentional than that.

As you'll see, changes to the exterior styling are (again) evolutionary for the third generation of the Mercedes SLK. Every model will have a seven-speed automatic transmission, and engines will of course be direct-injected (it should be interesting to see what becomes of the AMG version… twin-turbo V8 or some kind of forced-injection V6?).

What this video really speaks to, though, is just how drastically different French tastes are from ours. As our somewhat impulsive protagonist takes us through all the neat-o features on the new convertible (internet in the car, AirCap, collision avoidance), an ominiscent narrator alternates between reading his thoughts and goading him forth — in an over-the-top sultry intonation. Also, who told the film crew it was OK to drive a convertible top-down on a dusty fire road?

(Autoblog)