Mercedes-Benz’s first ever pick-up, the X-Class, is getting a new engine under the hood this year, and the Germans will show it off at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show starting March 6.
Developed together with the Nissan-Renault alliance and based on the Nissan Navara, the X-Class has been up until now powered by four-cylinder engines only, one gasoline and five diesel units.
In Geneva, Mercedes-Benz will present the six-cylinder that, combined with the 4MATIC permanent all-wheel drive, would become the heart of the X 350d 4MATIC model in the X-Class offering.
The new power plant is a 3.0-liter diesel, developing 258 horsepower and 550 Nm of torque, available starting at 1,400 rpm. Controlling the new engine is a 7G-Tronic Plus transmission.
The six cylinders in the new unit are arranged in a V-shaped formation and use, says the carmaker, the Nanoslide liner coating Mercedes regularly uses in Formula 1.
Five different driving modes will be available for the X 350d 4MATIC, selectable through the Dynamic Select system: Comfort, Eco, Sport, Manual and Offroad. Mercedes brags its pick-up truck is one of the few available offering a driving mode switch.
The X 350d 4MATIC will be available in two trim levels, the Progressive and Power, just as all the other vehicles in the X-Class range. The two trims are different from one another in terms of design, level of equipment and functionality.
The X-Class is currently being sold in Europe and South Africa, and, starting this month, Australia, with New Zealand to follow.
The biggest and most profitable pick-up truck market in the world, the U.S., has for now been ignored by Mercedes, mainly due to the fact that the X-Class, as a mid-sized truck, is not in any position to take on the giants of the American market, full-size trucks like the Ford F-150 and the Chevrolet Silverado.
In Geneva, Mercedes-Benz will present the six-cylinder that, combined with the 4MATIC permanent all-wheel drive, would become the heart of the X 350d 4MATIC model in the X-Class offering.
The new power plant is a 3.0-liter diesel, developing 258 horsepower and 550 Nm of torque, available starting at 1,400 rpm. Controlling the new engine is a 7G-Tronic Plus transmission.
The six cylinders in the new unit are arranged in a V-shaped formation and use, says the carmaker, the Nanoslide liner coating Mercedes regularly uses in Formula 1.
Five different driving modes will be available for the X 350d 4MATIC, selectable through the Dynamic Select system: Comfort, Eco, Sport, Manual and Offroad. Mercedes brags its pick-up truck is one of the few available offering a driving mode switch.
The X 350d 4MATIC will be available in two trim levels, the Progressive and Power, just as all the other vehicles in the X-Class range. The two trims are different from one another in terms of design, level of equipment and functionality.
The X-Class is currently being sold in Europe and South Africa, and, starting this month, Australia, with New Zealand to follow.
The biggest and most profitable pick-up truck market in the world, the U.S., has for now been ignored by Mercedes, mainly due to the fact that the X-Class, as a mid-sized truck, is not in any position to take on the giants of the American market, full-size trucks like the Ford F-150 and the Chevrolet Silverado.