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First Mercedes-Benz X-Class Widebody Kit Comes From Prior Design

As far as the mid-size segment is concerned, there’s no plusher pickup than the X-Class. The three-pointed star’s truck may be fresh out of the oven, but the aftermarket has already created the first widebody kit for it.
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Introducing the Prior Design PD400 and PD500, which differ slightly as far as the front fascia and rear bumper are concerned. The PD400 is more off-road focused, sporting matte black and black plastic details, round-shaped fog lights, BFGoodrich all-terrain tires, and PD3Forged wheels. The PD500, by comparison, is urban, a little bit more street smart.

Sporting a more aggressively-styled front bumper that integrates slim LED daytime running lights, the PD500 is equipped with low-profile tires and two shiny exhaust tips integrated into the bumper. The bulging fenders are shared by both kits, giving the all-new X-Class a broad-shouldered stance.

The Kamp-Lintfort-based tuning house didn’t change anything about the Mercedes-Benz pickup as far as the oily bits are concerned. But looking at the bigger picture, why would anyone wish to interfere with the Nissan Navara-based platform that proved time and again that it’s up to the job?

Already on sale in Germany and a handful of other European markets, the X-Class is offered with a choice of three engines and four outputs. The lineup starts with the gasoline-fed X200, which combines an inline-four turbo with a six-speed manual. The X220d and X250d employ a 2.3-liter dCi with 163 and 190 metric horsepower, respectively, with the latter optionally available with a seven-speed automatic tranny.

The crème de la crème is the X350d, which accommodates a 3.0-liter turbo diesel V6 in the engine bay, producing 258 PS and 550 Nm of torque from 1,600 rpm. The X-Class starts at €37.294,60 in its domestic market, with pricing going up to 50,000 euros for a well-equipped X250d. The X350d, on the other hand, has yet to enter production.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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