Mercedes-Benz X-Class
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The Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup truck will end production in May and there are no plans for a successor.
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Tuner proposes Mercedes-Benz X-Class 6x6 pickup
Mercedes-Benz may no longer be building 6x6 versions of its G-Class, but there's a company out there that could soon offer a similar conversion for the German automaker's X-Class pickup truck sold overseas. The company is Pickup Design, the pickup truck division of Polish tuner Carlex Design, and...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mercedes-Benz open to V-8-powered X-Class pickup
The most powerful Mercedes-Benz X-Class right now is the X350d powered by a 3.0-liter turbocharged V-6 diesel with 258 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque, but the mid-size pickup might offer a V-8 in the future. That's according to X-Class engineering boss Frank Schumacher, who in an interview...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Brabus adds style, power to Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup
Only a week ago we saw Pickup Design, the pickup truck division of Polish tuner Carlex Design, come out with a wild visual upgrade for the Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup. Now Brabus, which specializes in tuning Mercedes products and has close links with the automaker, has revealed its first take on...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Tuner builds wild Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup truck
Mercedes-AMG isn't planning to upgrade the X-Class anytime soon—it probably has to do with the fact the mid-size pickup truck is based on a donor Nissan platform—but there are plenty of tuners out there willing to step in. One of them is Pickup Design, the pickup truck division of...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mercedes-Benz X-Class camping concepts are for the posh outdoorsman
Mercedes-Benz has developed a range of outdoorsy aspirations for the newly introduced X-Class pickup truck. At the 2018 Caravan Motor Touristik (CMT) show starting January 13 in Stuttgart, Germany, the luxury brand will debut two X-Class camping concepts: the X-Class Tischer body and VanEssa...
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Mercedes-Benz chose Cape Town, South Africa to reveal the production version of its X-Class pickup truck. Why Cape Town? Because South Africa will be one of the markets where the truck will be sold, along with Europe, Australia, and South America. Mercedes calls the X-Class the world's first premium pickup. The gang from Stuttgart must not have ever heard the term King Ranch. The X-Class will be initially offered with 4-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. The X 200 model will feature a gasoline 4-cylinder making 163-horsepower and 175 pound-feet of torque. The X 220d will get a 2.3-liter...
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Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup teased ahead of July 18 reveal
Mercedes-Benz is prepped and ready to reveal its X-Class, a mid-size pickup truck previewed last fall by a concept of the same name. The reveal is coming July 18 and to build excitement Mercedes has released a teaser video that provides a few glimpses at the vehicle. The video, plus our spy shots...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class spy shots
These are our latest spy shots of a prototype for a new mid-size pickup truck from Mercedes-Benz. (Earlier shots showed a test mule.) The truck will be called an X-Class and was previewed last fall by a concept of the same name. This isn’t a lifestyle offering we’re talking...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Forget the X-Class--give us the Mercedes-Benz G-Class pickup
With all of the excitement following October's reveal of the new X-Class concept, it’s easy to forget that Mercedes-Benz already manufacturers a handful of pickup trucks. Everyone’s well aware of the tough-as-nails Unimog offerings, but if we had our pick we’d go with the much...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup isn't a US product, for now
Mercedes-Benz in October pulled the wraps off a concept previewing a new pickup truck. The production version it will spawn will be called the X-Class and will be a mid-size truck that looks like it's aimed at those with both an active lifestyle and a healthy balance in their checking and savings...
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Mercedes-Benz hops into beds with new X-Class pickup truck
Mercedes-Benz has finally pulled the wraps off its mid-size pickup truck, the long-rumored and finally unveiled X-Class. The X-Class still is a concept at this point, but it's a concept in that wink-wink nudge-nudge sort of fashion. The final version should arrive at an upcoming auto show before...
Jeff Glucker