New Mercedes Benz R-Class spy photos
July 19, 2008 by Alborz Fallah
Mercedes-Benz’s philosophy of making a car suited for nearly every single person on earth has worked to a degree, except for the R-class MPV. As of the end of June Mercedes had sold just 149 R-Class vehicles in Australia this year.
But as these pictures prove, Mercedes is apparently planing to give it another try with a new R-class. This prototype was snapped in the U.S. by our photographers today and wears massive camouflage on front and rear.
It is rumoured the car will receive a front-end facelift in a style more we are more accustomed to, one that might resemble the more friendly B-class people mover. Whether or not a facelift will increase sales is still to be seen.
There are currently four variants of the R-class available in Australia. The R280 CDI, R320 CDI, R350, R500. The car retails from $80,835 for the entry model and goes all the way to $129,111 for the 5.5-litre V8.
Click through for more details on the current 2008 Mercedes Benz R-Class range.
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Its good that Mercedes are having another try with this car as they are listening to consumers demands & trying to fix the problems it may have had before.
Cheers !
The fact that it is a six-seater doesn’t help. When my parents looked at one, they choose an M-Class instead for that reason.
Yes, it is ugly and needs a facelift but it is worth percievering with Mercedes… A BIG safe family sized Merc starting for $80k isn’t that bad value really compared to a Tarago etc. For cashed up families needing the seats, please buy one of these not another Landcruiser/Range Rover please !!!
Bit mystified by Sam there – a M Class is only a 5 seater maximum ???
Perhaps he is talking about the 2+2+2 seating arrangement? And prefers three spaces in the second row instead of two.
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