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Mercedes-Benz R-Class W251

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Mercedes-Benz R-Class W251 is a full-size minivan in production from 2005 to 2010, whereupon it received a facelift. It was available with a range of V6 and V8 engines that displaced 3.0 to 6.2 liters.

Unlike other premium minivans, however, the W251 R-Class doesn't have sliding rear doors. It also has a more limited interior space. On the other hand, the W251 has a number of high-performance engines available, and its suspension setup is superior to the average minivan.

All these made the W251 a unique vehicle, most notably in the R63 AMG guise. Unfortunately, the V8 models are all AWD.

A LWB version of the W251 R-Class has chassis code V251 per standard Mercedes practice.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 70%

Pros

Lots of powerful engine options
More luxurious than the average minivan
Great suspension setup
Great suspension setup

Cons

Not very spacious
Not sliding doors
Too much 4MATIC nonsense
Twitchy 7G-Tronic
Some unreliable engines

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Specifications

Variants shown:

R 280

R 280 CDI

R 280 CDI 4MATIC

R 280 CDI Long

R 280 Long

R 300

R 300 CDI

R 300 CDI 4MATIC

R 300 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY

R 300 CDI Long

R 300 Long

R 320 BlueTec Long

R 320 CDI 4MATIC

R 320 CDI Long 4MATIC

R 350

R 350 4MATIC

R 350 4MATIC Long

R 350 CDI 4MATIC

R 350 CDI 4MATIC Long

R 350 Long

R 500 M113 4MATIC

R 500 M113 4MATIC Long

R 500 M273 4MATIC Long

R 63 AMG

R 63 AMG Long

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