2009 Mercedes-Benz R-Class facelift spied
April 2, 2009 by George Skentzos
As these images reveal, Mercedes-Benz is set to breathe new life into its lacklustre R-Class range with a facelifted prototype spied wearing heavy camouflage in the US recently.
It has been rumoured that the new model would share a similar appearance to the somewhat friendlier B-class people mover, although whether this will affect the current sales slump for the model remains to be seen.
The credentials for the R-Class are certainly not very inspiring, being too big, too cumbersome and too thirsty – in its current guise at least.
Although this perhaps reflects more on Mercedes’ need to fill every market niche rather than creating a truly practical people mover.
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Am I REALLY weird for liking the original R-Class styling? It was a damn nice looking car I reckon, but 99% of people hated the looks of that thing.
Oh, a revelation! I know where Subaru got their headlights from for the new Liberty…old R-Class. They look nearly identical!!! NO WAY lol
IMhO The R Class looks like a M class crossed with an A Class and a E Class Wagon.. as a result its got No Class
Its a car thats not really sure what it wants to be