Mercedez-Benz:The New R-Class Ready to Raves On

Finally,the much awaited Mercedes-Benz R-Class winner of "Best of the Best Red Dot Design Award",one of the most prestigious awards of its kind worldwide has arrived in Malaysia with its recent official launch in Kuala Lumpur by Vice President,Sales & Marketing of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia,Mr.Florian Mueller.This exceptional automotive,specifically the new Mercedes-Benz R 280L combines the concept of touring comfort,superlative handling dynamics,high level of adaptability,extremely spacious accommodation,including a vast luggage compartment,coupled with expressive design and hallmark Mercedes safety.The Interior of Mercedes-Benz R-Class allows various seating arrangements from 4 seating to 7 seatings configurations.In addition the R-Class has an unbeatable and versatile load compartment which can carry a maximum of an unparalleled 2,366 litres(VDA measuring method)when the four seats in the rear are folded flat,while generously proportioned EASY-PACK tailgate makes loading and unloading particular simple and straightforward.Powered with V6 engine and 3.0 engine the new Mercedes-Benz R280 L produces 1170 Kw/231 hp and a torque of 300NM at 2500-5000rpm,thus propelling the vehicles from 0-100km in 9.6 seconds an consumes a mere 10.9 litres of premium unleaded per 100km(NEDC combined figure) .All the Mercedes-Benz R-Class models features 7G-TRONIC (seven-speed automatic transmission) with DIRECT SELECT .(shift buttons and shift lever on the steering wheel) and rear-wheel drive to reduce fuel-consumption significantly All 5+2-seat er variants are equipped with the cool "AIRMATIC air suspension"(to elevate the car) with the Adaptive Damping System (ADS). Furthermore the all the Mercedes-Benz R-Class models come with THERMOTRONIC (automatic climate controller) to make traveling more relax.Lastly the the new Mercedes-Benz R Class also provides the state of art safety features such as PRE-SAFE (the multi-award winning anticipatory protection system) for critical situations and NECK-PRO head restraints for preventing the head from snapping backward. This R-280 L is competitively priced at RM458,888.For more information on the Mercedes-Benz R-Class, log on to http://www.mercedes-/benz.com.my