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Mercedes stuns pick-up truck market, unveils first teaser

The teaser launched by the passenger as well as the commercial vehicle manufacturer hints around the design of the vehicle.

Mercedes-Benz, in a 25 seconds short video, has teased pick-up truck enthusiasts all over the world. The teaser launched by the passenger as well as the commercial vehicle manufacturer hints around the design of the vehicle. This will be Mercedes’ first attempt at developing a pick-up truck.

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The truck may not hit the company’s vehicle production and assembly lines for two more years, but Mercedes will reveal the concept on October 25, 2016. Dr. Dieter Zetsche, chairman of Daimler had said in 2015, “We will enter this segment with our distinctive brand identity and all of the vehicle attributes that are typical of the brand with regard to safety, comfort, powertrains, and value.” Mercedes will not have any problems in developing the truck as it manufactures and sells heavy duty trucks by different names in the world (BharatBenz in India).

Mercedes truck

It is rumoured that the truck will be called Mercedes X-Class on completion and will be offered in three different variants. The name X-Class will outline the pickup's off-roading capabilities. The base variant of the truck is said to be paired with a 2.3 litre 4 cylinder engine set up to produce a maximum power of 188 bhp. The middle variant of truck might also be powered by the same motor but may be different in terms of the luxury options offered. The top model, however, is anticipated to be offered mated to a V6 engine producing 255 bhp power and 550 Nm torque. It is also believed that the truck will offer a handsome payload capacity.

Mercedes truck

Mercedes had already revealed the pick-up truck’s design to be based on the Nissan Navara NP300. In less than 24 hours from now Mercedes will reveal the concept that the truck would be based on, and it is imperative that the video will disturb a lot of Mercedes rivals around the world.

Source: TrucksDekho.com

( Source : deccan chronicle )
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