Official: Mercedes R Class

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Officially released today, the info and pics of the new R class. This car will be launched first in North America, in autumn 2005. Deliveries to customers in Europe will begin at the beginning of 2006.

Engines:

• R 320 3.0 CDI with 224 hp and 510 Nm of torque (0-100 kmh in 8.8s, topspeed 215 kmh)
  
• R 350 3.5 V6 with 272 hp and 305 Nm of torque (0-100 kmh in 8.3s, topspeed 230 kmh)
  
• R 500 5.0 V8 with 306 hp and 460 Nm of torque (0-100 kmh in 6.9s, topspeed 240 kmh)
  
• (R 63 AMG model with 480 hp)

All engines are coupled to a 7G-tronic auto transmission and an electronical controlled 4WD system.