What is this car all about? Money, well sales to be more precise, which ultimately should turn into ... money. The Mercedes people have done their research and expect a massive 39% rise in global sales of midsize pick-ups by 2025. And Merc has taken the easy route, using the relationship with the Renault-Nissan alliance to leverage off the Nissan Navara platform. However, unlike others who have done the same, Merc has dipped into its own modular parts bin and made the X-Class every bit the three-pointed star. What’s under the hood? At this stage all we know is there will be a 3.0l V6 petrol, which will come from Mercedes, and two turbodiesels, both from Nissan. We expect these to be the 2.3 dCi motors because that is was Renault will use in its Alaskan. Mercedes execs were shy about giving any power or performance figures and before you ask about an AMG version, we asked Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche and he says not right now. Translated into South African, that probably means now now...
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