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Mercedes-Benz, Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa, finally revealed its first premium pickup, the X-Class, at a world premiere, thus bringing to the fore the importance of the South African market to the luxury brand with three pointed stars.
The new Mercedes-Benz X-Class, which promises to be a game-changer in the light commercial vehicle (lcv) segment, is uniquely versatile in terms of its area of application – it can be used as a rugged, all-terrain pickup but also as a vehicle for urban lifestyles and families as the X-Class pushes the boundaries of the classic pickup.
It complements the prized strengths of a mid-size pickup with the typical Mercedes-Benz characteristics of driving dynamics, comfort, design, safety, connectivity and an extensive scope for individualisation. With this, Mercedes-Benz meets the changing customer requirements and opens up the segment to new customer groups.
Coming with three design and equipment variants to choose from as well as four or six-cylinder engines, rear-wheel drive and engageable or permanent all-wheel drive, a six-speed manual transmission and a seven-speed automatic transmission, the X-Class features six different seat covers, including two leather variants, three sets of cockpit trim parts and a diverse range of accessories developed by Mercedes-Benz. These allow the X-Class to be modified to suit personal tastes and requirements like no other pickup, both visually and in terms of functionality.
The market launch in Europe is scheduled for November 2017 with the South Africa, Australia and New Zealand launches following early in 2018 while Argentina and Brazil will follow at the beginning of 2019.
