{"id":513806,"date":"2010-04-04T19:15:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-04T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autoshow.autotrader.ca\/?p=13433"},"modified":"2010-04-04T19:15:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-04T23:15:00","slug":"2011-mercedes-benz-r-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/513806","title":{"rendered":"2011 Mercedes-Benz R-class"},"content":{"rendered":"

New look for an aging model<\/strong>
\nBy Nauman Farooq<\/p>\n

Facelifts are big in\u00a0Hollywood. Many in the industry believe that a well executed nip and tuck can prolong ones career by a few years. Nowadays, even car companies are going that route.<\/p>\n

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2011 Mercedes-Benz R-class<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Rather than come up with an all-new vehicle, car companies are doing mild styling tweaks to keep their aging models looking fresh. These facelifts are becoming more and more popular since most car companies have been a bit strapped for cash and this is an easy way to get a few more years out of an old product.<\/p>\n

Mercedes-Benz is the latest company to jump on the facelift train with their 2011 R-class.<\/p>\n

The R-class originally was launched back in 2006, and is as close to a luxury minivan as you can get. While it offered great practicality and impressive performance, its sales have been anything but stellar. <\/span>It was reported a few years back that even Mercedes-Benz executives thought this model was a mistake. One might have expected Mercedes-Benz would kill the model the first opportunity it got, but no. At the 2010 New York International Auto Show, a newish R-class made its World debut..<\/p>\n

The new model, which will be on sale this summer, can most easily be recognized by its new nose, which ties it to its C-class sibling. While it also features new tail lights, its profile remains pretty much identical to its outgoing model.<\/p>\n

Inside, hardly anything has been changed at all. However, its six passengers (optional seven-seat configuration also available) will be happy to know that it now has eight airbags to protect them in case of a crash. The front seats also feature NECK-PRO active head restraints which can minimize injury in those nasty tail-end accidents.<\/p>\n

The biggest change has got to be with its drivetrain, or the lack of options available for it now. While the original R-class was offered with diesel and petrol engine options, including an AMG version, the new R-class will only be available inNorth America\u00a0with two engines, atleast for the time being.<\/p>\n

The R350 4MATIC features a normally aspirated, 3.5-liter, V6 which produces 268 hp and 258 lb\/ft of torque. The R350 BlueTEC 4MATIC features a 3.0-liter, turbo diesel V6 which produces 210 hp and a truly phenomenal 400 lb\/ft or torque. Both models send power to all-wheels via a seven-speed automatic gearbox. Each would sprint from 0-100 km\/h in about 8.2 seconds and top out at 210 km\/h. Pretty impressive for a minivan.<\/p>\n

Prices for the new R-class has not been announced yet, but expect them to be similar to the 2010 model, which starts at around $55,000.<\/p>\n

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New look for an aging model By Nauman Farooq Facelifts are big in\u00a0Hollywood. Many in the industry believe that a well executed nip and tuck can prolong ones career by a few years. Nowadays, even car companies are going that route. 2011 Mercedes-Benz R-class Rather than come up with an all-new vehicle, car companies are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6383,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-513806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6383"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513806\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}