A NICHE TOO FAR?

SOMETIMES you can slice the pie too thin. When the all-new R-Class showed up on our doorstep, we had high hopes. This was supposed to be a new class of vehicle—one with the traction abilities of an SUV, the versatility of a luxury wagon, and the performance of a sport sedan. With an all-new platform (stretched and modified from the M-Class and coming G-Class SUVs), the R-Class is really the first vehicle to explore the uncharted territory of the luxury-minivan segment. The luxury part is easy to see once you sit inside and push the high-tech start button on the dash, touch the electronic shifter stalk to “D," and paddle through the world’s first seven-speed Touch Shift automatic. All R-Class models are three-row six-seaters, come with all-wheel drive, and offer the…

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MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2006

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