The evolution of tough. The first ever ute with the three-pointed star. Mercedes-Benz has revealed pictures of its new X-Class pickup, surely the classiest addition to the genre from the premium German manufacturer. A Mercedes-Benz pickup may seem strange, but it somehow works. While the new truck does promise to be utilitarian enough to get work done, Mercedes-Benz has said that it is clearly positioning the vehicle as a luxury offering. While Volkswagen has its Amarok, the X-Class beats rivals Audi and BMW in the race to sell cars that cover every possible niche on the market. The X-Class features a number of car-like firsts that you won’t yet find on similar models, such as smartphone connectivity. You can keep track of where your truck is, check on the fuel levels and seamlessly navigate from door to door. Good times. The X-Class takes styling cues from the GLS SUV at the front end, and at 5.3m long is able to offer a five-seat cabin as well as a hefty load bay, which is 1.6m long and has a maximum load rating of 1,042kg. Mercedes-Benz say that it will carry 17 full 50-litre barrels of beer and that it can tow a trailer containing three horses or an eight-metre yacht. The interior of the X-Class is familiar from other models in the range – the instrument panel is carried over from other parts of the range, and the floating tablet-style 8.4-inch display will be well known to A-Class drivers. That’s including a 5.4-inch screen that sits between the instrument dials.
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