2006 Mercedes-Benz R350 - CNET Reviews
The 2006 Mercedes-Benz R350 combines the best features of a luxury sedan, an SUV, and a minivan to give its occupants an incredible amount of comfortable space. Describing the Mercedes-Benz R-Class brings to mind the old fable of the blind men and the elephant. The 2006 Mercedes-Benz R-Class combines the comforts of a luxury sedan with most of the space and versatility of a minivan or an SUV. Legroom is also first class, and there is true space for six full-size adults in three two-seat rows. If the R350 is closest in concept to a tall luxury wagon, it doesn't fit the profile of a wagon or any other existing automotive genre. Mercedes-Benz calls it a Grand Sports Tourer. If that sounds more than vaguely like Chrysler's Pacifica Sports Tourer, the two vehicles share no parts, and the R-Class is, well, more grand in design, social standing, specification, and price. In the United States, two models of the 2006 Mercedes-Benz R-Class are available: the R350, powered by a 3. 5-liter, 268-horsepower V-6, and the R500, with a 5. 0-liter, 302-horsepower V-8. Both have permanent all-wheel drive, the 7G-Tronic... Source: www.cnet.com
