Mercedes has a history of creating vans for the industrial car market – however now the firm is branching out even more with its new pick-up, called the Mercedes-Benz X-Class. It’s due on sale in November 2017 with costs opening at around £28,000.
The X-Class is the result of a parts-sharing offer between Mercedes as well as the Renault-Nissan alliance – so it’s based on the ladder-frame platform of the Japanese brand’s Navara pick-up that will soon likewise bring us the Renault Alaskan. Mercedes has made considerable adjustments best across the board, however, in a quote to create a pick-up that it deems deserving of the three-pointed star – as well as a considerably inflated cost tag.
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It’s a technique Mercedes-Benz has employed before in the industrial car market with its Citan van sharing much with the Renault Kangoo. The essential for Mercedes is to produce distance between the Navara/Alaskan as well as the X-Class by building in a higher level of high quality as well as innovation that will persuade purchasers that the X-Class is worth paying the Mercedes-Benz premium for.
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Speaking to car reveal at the introduce of the X-Class, Head of Mercedes-Benz vans Volker Mornhinweg explained that the “X-Class will redefine the pick-up into a true premium vehicle”. before outlining the chance Mercedes sees in the worldwide pick-up market. “Look back in time as well as compare what has occurred to SUVs. They were rough as well as difficult cars as well as now they’re household cars. The exact same might occur with the pick-up”.