Mercedes tries to de-van the un-vannable.
A freshened 2011 Mercedes-Benz R-class will show its new face at the 2010 New York auto show, displaying some much-needed SUV-ish masculinity in the form of a new nose with a taller hood, deeper, wider grille, revised lower fascia with LED driving lamps, and wider-looking headlights replacing the vertical almonds from the original. (Of course, this sounds a bit like when GM stuck a truckish snout on its Venture minivan architecture and created the Uplander. Fortunately, the result here is nowhere near as hideous.) The R’s taillamps are now ribbed, sandwich-style stacks typical of most Mercedes models, perched above a new, more intricately detailed rear bumper. Otherwise, exterior changes are minimal compared with the 2010 R-class. Ditto the R-class’s spacious, six- or seven-passenger interior.
Keep Reading: 2011 Mercedes-Benz R-class / R350 – Auto Shows
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