Mercedes announced today the official European pricing for the 2011 redesigned R-Class, which is available in ten different editions! The new R-Class has got restyled bonnet, wings, radiator grille, headlamps and bumpers plus new wheels and new equipments. Also this luxurious van is now available with BlueEFFICIENCY petrol and diesel engines, and it also has a long-wheelbase variant.

New stuff you get with the 2011 R-class includes integrated daytime driving lights in conjunction with bi-xenon headlamps, light-alloy wheels in a 5-spoke, 5-twin-spoke or 10-spoke design with sizes from 43.2 to 53.3 centimetres (17 to 21 inches), enhanced interior space, clever foldable seating systems with four, six or seven-seats configuration, luggage capacity up to 1950 litres (2385 for LWB model), optional EASY PACK tailgate with switch or key-operated remote control and …

You also get full interior leather package and THERMATIC automatic climate control plus AUX-IN connection for external audio or entertainment devices and LINGUATRONIC voice-operated control system as standard, while the rich list of safety features include the anticipatory occupant proitection system PRE-SAFE®, eight airbags, crash-responsive NECK-PRO head restraints, a tyre pressure warning system and adaptive brake lights.

In addition to the smooth, powerful and comfort-enhancing petrol engines adopted from the preceding model, optimised diesel units increase the attractiveness of the R-Class. The basic R 300 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY model impresses with its harmonious power delivery and consumes only 7.6 l/100 km. The R 350 CDI 4MATIC combines the performance of a V8 model with the fuel economy of a V6 variant, and is happy with 8.5 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres. The diesel engine developing 195 kW (265 hp) and a torque of 620 newton metres catapults the most sporty of the diesel R-Class models from 0 to 100 km/h in just 7.6 seconds, with a top speed of 235 km/h. And the R 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC is one of the cleanest diesel ­models worldwide. This model with AdBlue© emissions control consumes 8.4 litres** of diesel per 100 kilo­metres, and has emissions at the same, low level as a comparable of a petrol model. As a result, this model already meets the EU-6 exhaust emission standard envisaged for 2014. All the other petrol and diesel versions of the R-Class comply with the EU-5 standard.

Here’s the list of available engines along with the MSRP for all variants of the new R-class: