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The 2008 Mercedes-Benz R 280, offered on the European market (Generation V251 lwb), is a luxury 5-door minivan/ MPV with RWD rear-wheel drive. This model uses the Daimler-Benz M272 E30 engine, a 2996 cm3 V6 (90°) atmospheric indirect injection petrol engine. The engine produces 231 HP / 228 HP / 170 kW at 6000 engine rpm and 300 Nm of torque at 2500 – 5000 engine rpm. Combined with the 7-speed automatic transmission (7G-Tronic), it accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 9.7 seconds and reaches a top speed of 222 km/h . Its combined fuel consumption is about 10.9 L/100km . The car has a length of 5173 mm , width 1922 mm , height 1661 mm and weighs 2100 kg , with a fuel tank of 80 liters .