Say Hello To The X-Class: The First Mercedes Pick-Up Truck

Mercedes has followed up last year's X-Class concept with a production version based on the Nissan Navara
Say Hello To The X-Class: The First Mercedes Pick-Up Truck

As Mercedes continues what seems to be a mission to fill every niche going, the company has revealed its very first pick-up. It was previewed by the X-Class concept last year, and beneath its chunky body panels you’ll find the old-school ladder chassis of the Nissan Navara.

It’ll be available in three distinct variants: Pure, Progressive and Power. Pure is a “basic variant for classic robust use” - in other words it’s the one for people who want to use it as an actual pick-up truck. Progressive is a slightly fancier, more refined version, while Power is the poshed-up, lifestyle-mobile you’ll soon see populating the more expensive streets of your local city, or bimbling down to the coast at the weekend with a bunch of surfboards/canoes attached.

Say Hello To The X-Class: The First Mercedes Pick-Up Truck

In terms of engines, most markets will only have diesels to choose from. There’s a 161bhp X220d, a 187bhp X250d - both displacing 2.3-litres - and a 255bhp, 542lb ft V6 to choose from. The V6 has permanent all-wheel drive, while the inline-fours will have a selectable four-wheel drive system.

The load bed is 1560mm wide and 474mm high, with a maximum possible payload of 1042kg. Want to tow something big? The braked towing capacity is 1650 - 3500kg “depending on engine and equipment.”

Say Hello To The X-Class: The First Mercedes Pick-Up Truck

Much of the interior is borrowed from the V-Class van, with elements of the C-Class employed too. There’s a 5.4-inch LCD screen between the two physical dials in the instrument binnacle, plus the familiar 8.4-inch floating tablet-style infotainment screen sitting above the air vents.

Say Hello To The X-Class: The First Mercedes Pick-Up Truck

Want one? UK pricing isn’t available just yet, but it’ll set you back €37,294 and up in Germany when it goes on sale in November of this year. It’ll be in South African and Australian showrooms from the beginning of 2018, arriving in Argentina and Brazil a year later.

It’ll be built alongside the Navara in Nissan’s Barcelona plant, with the Latin American version made at Renault’s Cordoba, Argentina factory.

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Evan H.

Your move, BMW.

07/19/2017 - 09:36 |
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Anonymous

This has to become a thing

07/19/2017 - 09:43 |
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Unamd Prcent

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This one looks really sexy.

07/19/2017 - 10:38 |
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Roadster / Tail Red

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BMW X7?

07/19/2017 - 11:25 |
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marciélago

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Seeing Mercedes responding to the X6 and X4, I think BMW will do the same

07/19/2017 - 14:20 |
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Anonymous

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Close enough

07/20/2017 - 17:45 |
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suchdoge

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Yes……

07/26/2017 - 19:42 |
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Anonymous

The concept looked 100000x better this is just poop

07/19/2017 - 09:44 |
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Williard

So stolen from the Japanese, cosmetically designed by the Germans and built by the Spanish and Argentinians, What could possibly go wrong!?

But seriously if you’re gonna steal a chassis from a pick up/4x4 platform you pick the best either the a Range Rovers or the Land Cruiser both of which got rid of the steel ladder design. I’d say an actual AMG or one of the many bespoking companies out there such as Brabus or Kahn will have a field day on this and perfecting it into a an actual Mercedes.

07/19/2017 - 10:11 |
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Actually for a pickup a ladder chassis is the best thing to use, especially for upfitting. Do you want them to get rid of solid axles too. I’ve never seen a rover towing anything made by caterpillar(CAT)

07/20/2017 - 22:56 |
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Anonymous
07/19/2017 - 10:32 |
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Unamd Prcent

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The Silverado and Raptor don’t belong here in my opinion. They’re too big and powerful. The Ford Ranger is more appropriate in my opinion.

07/19/2017 - 10:36 |
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ismail beygirci

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silverado and raptor definitly not belongs here its ranger suits here better compared to raptor and silverado others kinda toys to me

07/21/2017 - 05:41 |
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Unamd Prcent

The interior looks like cheap crap.
The front looks like cheap crap.
The back looks like cheap crap.
Why did you do this Mercedes? The golden rule of pickups implies that if you don’t make look meaty, it ends up looking like a cheap plastic car toy.

07/19/2017 - 10:43 |
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Anonymous

Hope there’s a AMG version 😁

07/19/2017 - 11:02 |
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Gerger B

This car is for the more expensive and sophisticated plumber only rich people would hire

07/19/2017 - 11:16 |
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/PETROLHEAD STORIES

My dream X-Class 250 4-Matic / Power Edition with off road parts.

07/19/2017 - 12:27 |
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Anonymous

Guys they already said there is not gonna be an AMG version. And are we getting it in the US?

07/19/2017 - 13:05 |
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