Mercedes-Benz launches Premium Pick-up

Mercedes-Benz has introduced its new pick-up truck, the X-Class, providing a posh competition in the segment. Developed in partnership with the Renault-Nissan Alliance, the X-Class shares the same platform that underpins the Navara and the upcoming Alaskan.

There will be three engine options: the diesel X220d and X250d, which produces 163hp and 190hp respectively; the petrol engine generates 165hp. Both come with either 6-speed manual or 7-speed automatic transmission. A more powerful X350d option, with as much as 258hp, will be available mid-2018. The X-Class will come equipped with a 4MATIC all-wheel-drive system.

The new Mercedes-Benz X-Class will be available in Germany beginning November, with an asking price of US$43,114. From early 2018, the X-Class will make its way to markets like South Africa and Australia, and from early 2019, Argentina and Brazil.

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