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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 2010 Mercedes-Benz R350L Grand Edition CDi Automatic 3.0 Front: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 2011-2012 Mercedes-Benz R-Class -- 05-01-2012: IFCAR· Public domain
- 3. IAA2005 R-Class (cropped): No machine-readable author provided. Mx2000~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims).· CC BY 2.5
- 4. Mercedes-Benz W251 front 20090204: Rudolf Stricker· Attribution
base stats
Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.
what the fuel types mean
- petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
- diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.
- LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
spec sheet
- built
- 2006–2013
- body
- estate / wagon
- engine
- 3.0 L–6.2 L
- cylinders
- 6–8
- turbo
- some versions
- power
- 188–503 hp
- drive
- 4x4, all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive
- gearbox
- automatic
- seats
- 6
- doors
- 4
- weight
- 2,226 kg
- fuel use
- 7.7–11.7 L/100 km
- CO₂
- 201–387 g/km
- US rating
- 12–21 mpg
- EV range
- —
- US size class
- SUV, Standard SUV
- avg new price NL
- € 102.876
Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
615 are registered in the Netherlands today, #721 of all models. Most common build year: 2006 (185 cars).
20062013
Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).
secondhand shopping hint
Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 567 R-Classs from 2006–2012, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:
- 2007€ 102.269
- 2008€ 93.772
- 2009€ 96.891
- 2010€ 97.032
- 2011€ 101.742
- 2012€ 116.408
names it's registered under (15)
- R 350 4MATIC 215
- R 320 Cdi 4MATIC 103
- R 500 4MATIC 72
- R 350 Cdi 4MATIC 57
- R 280 35
- R 300 Cdi 32
- R 350 31
- R 280 Cdi 17
- R 300 10
- R350 10
- R 280 Cdi 4MATIC 9
- R 350 Cdi 7
- R 500 7
- R 63 AMG 5
- R 350 Bluetec 4MATIC 5
🇺🇸 US versions (14)
Every version the EPA tested, model years 2006–2013. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.
| year | version | engine | gearbox | drive | fuel | mpg | L/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R350 4matic | 3.5 L 6 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | 4WD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2012 | R350 4matic | 3.5 L 6 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | 4WD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2011 | R350 4matic | 3.5 L 6 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | RWD | Premium | 16 | 14.7 |
| 2010 | R350 4matic | 3.5 L 6 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | 4WD | Premium | 16 | 14.7 |
| 2009 | R350 4matic | 3.5 L 6 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 16 | 14.7 |
| 2008 | R320 CDI 4matic | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic 7-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Diesel | 21 | 11.2 |
| 2008 | R350 | 3.5 L 6 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | RWD | Premium | 17 | 13.8 |
| 2008 | R350 4matic | 3.5 L 6 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 16 | 14.7 |
| 2007 | R320 CDI 4matic | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic 7-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Diesel | 21 | 11.2 |
| 2007 | R350 4matic | 3.5 L 6 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 16 | 14.7 |
| 2007 | R500 4matic | 5.0 L 8 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2007 | R63 AMG | 6.2 L 8 cyl | Automatic (S7) | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 12 | 19.6 |
| 2006 | R350 | 3.5 L 6 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 16 | 14.7 |
| 2006 | R500 | 5.0 L 8 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.