Mercedes Benz pickup

I'm sure they'll see as much "hauling" as Mercedes SUVs see dirt.








That would be none.


Well, maybe a few plants from the garden center.
 
sawdoff said:
I was hoping to see a "mini" unimog....
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Seriously! Give me a mini Unimog with a 3000lb Payload, 10-12000lb towing capacity, and a ~4liter diesel with a manual trans!
 
Fabrik8 said:
I'm sure they'll see as much "hauling" as Mercedes SUVs see dirt.








That would be none.


Well, maybe a few plants from the garden center.
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Anyone who buys that has people that do there planting for them.
 
drkelly said:
Anyone who buys that has people that do there planting for them.
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Which is why I'm completely baffled that MB wants to play in this market segment. You can't put anything in the bed, because the bed will get scratched or dented. Your dog isn't going into the bed, because you don't have that kind of dog. Your dog looks out of the driver's side window while sitting on your lap.

If you need something to carry your sailboat's life jackets and cooler in, they can go in an SUV. Like the equally-useless BMW X6.

BMW got it right with the X6: You don't need an SUV, but you bought one anyway. The fact that it's a completely useless SUV doesn't matter, because you're not using it like an SUV. But it looks cool and people can see you spent a lot of money on it, which is ultimately the only thing that matters.

It's going to be the ultimate suburban lifestyle vehicle. The aftermarket wheel industry is going to go batshit crazy for this thing.

Don't get me wrong, I'd totally rock one. But not with my own money, and not with any intention of using it as a pickup truck.


I did see that it's built on the Nissan Navara platform (and on the same assembly line) so at least there's a capable truck underneath, even with Mercedes styling and the seriously silly price to go with it.
 
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Fabrik8 said:
Which is why I'm completely baffled that MB wants to play in this market segment. You can't put anything in the bed, because the bed will get scratched or dented. Your dog isn't going into the bed, because you don't have that kind of dog. Your dog looks out of the driver's side window while sitting on your lap.

If you need something to carry your sailboat's life jackets and cooler in, they can go in an SUV. Like the equally-useless BMW X6.

BMW got it right with the X6: You don't need an SUV, but you bought one anyway. The fact that it's a completely useless SUV doesn't matter, because you're not using it like an SUV. But it looks cool and people can see you spent a lot of money on it, which is ultimately the only thing that matters.

It's going to be the ultimate suburban lifestyle vehicle. The aftermarket wheel industry is going to go batshit crazy for this thing.

Don't get me wrong, I'd totally rock one. But not with my own money, and not with any intention of using it as a pickup truck.


I did see that it's built on the Nissan Navara platform (and on the same assembly line) so at least there's a capable truck underneath, even with Mercedes styling and the seriously silly price to go with it.
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And that's the thing...it'll appeal to an extremely niche market, that I'm sure MB is fine with. The people that want to look the part, but with more money than you and don't want to play the part. That said, 25 years ago...who would have thought that trucks would have become rolling living rooms.
 
You're looking at it wrong, this is not built for the US market... If it makes it to the US market, then it will be treated exactly the way you're thinking here, But in the European market, there are tons of Mercedes Benz taxis, buses, and box trucks, they are just like any full line manufacturer in the US. In that market, it will be used as a truck, just like an F-150 is here. And honestly, it will probably be priced lower than a simularly optioned diesel F-250 is here.
 
zuke said:
You're looking at it wrong, this is not built for the US market... If it makes it to the US market, then it will be treated exactly the way you're thinking here, But in the European market, there are tons of Mercedes Benz taxis, buses, and box trucks, they are just like any full line manufacturer in the US. In that market, it will be used as a truck, just like an F-150 is here. And honestly, it will probably be priced lower than a simularly optioned diesel F-250 is here.
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Dunno though. It sounds like it will be sold in the same markets as the Navara will, but I doubt it's going to be priced anywhere close versus the Nissan product.

If it's similar in price to an optioned-up diesel F-250, but is the same class as a Navara/Tacoma/Colorado/Canyon, that doesn't make it value/affordable for what it is.

Someone knows what they're doing though I'd imagine. Porsche gambled on the SUV market with the Cayenne, and it became their highest selling vehicle. Just got eclipsed by the Macan I believe, which makes sense because it's marginally cheaper. Mercedes probably didn't take this leap without a lot of market information, but they are basing it off an existing vehicle so there's less development and less risk.
 
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Can we just note that they put what I can only assume is a 1500# or lower winch on the front
 
Fabrik8 said:
Dunno though. It sounds like it will be sold in the same markets as the Navara will, but I doubt it's going to be priced anywhere close versus the Nissan product.

If it's similar in price to an optioned-up diesel F-250, but is the same class as a Navara/Tacoma/Colorado/Canyon, that doesn't make it value/affordable for what it is.
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I don't disagree with you on it's value in that market, My point is, that I bet it will actually get used as a truck by those who buy it.
 
Fabrik8 said:
Which is why I'm completely baffled that MB wants to play in this market segment. You can't put anything in the bed, because the bed will get scratched or dented. Your dog isn't going into the bed, because you don't have that kind of dog. Your dog looks out of the driver's side window while sitting on your lap.

If you need something to carry your sailboat's life jackets and cooler in, they can go in an SUV. Like the equally-useless BMW X6.

BMW got it right with the X6: You don't need an SUV, but you bought one anyway. The fact that it's a completely useless SUV doesn't matter, because you're not using it like an SUV. But it looks cool and people can see you spent a lot of money on it, which is ultimately the only thing that matters.

It's going to be the ultimate suburban lifestyle vehicle. The aftermarket wheel industry is going to go batshit crazy for this thing.

Don't get me wrong, I'd totally rock one. But not with my own money, and not with any intention of using it as a pickup truck.


I did see that it's built on the Nissan Navara platform (and on the same assembly line) so at least there's a capable truck underneath, even with Mercedes styling and the seriously silly price to go with it.
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I suspect it is the exact same as the Nissan but with MB styling and interior parts.

If it comes to the US, I suspect it will be the same concept, but possibly not using the Navara.
 
20+ years ago when I got out of the military I was working at a local garden center that gets a lot of high end customers rolling in. I got to know George Cecil (George Vanderbilt's grandson i.e. built the Biltmore estate) from coming into the store and he would ask for me to help him and his wife. They normally would drive an older Jeep Cherokee or J truck to buy plants, soil, fertilizer, mulch, and whatever else they needed. One day he rolls in driving a fine ass MB that at the time was probably over $100k. He went inside and bought 1000lbs of Chicken shit and had me load it into the back seat of the MB and the entire time I'm offering to deliver it for him and he says what good is this car if I can't use it for what I need. I guess if you have that kind of money you can do what you want. In comparison that's like me loading it into the back of my 72 Pinto.
 
I'd rather see the mahindra diesel hit the market here.

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Reid said:
I'd rather see the mahindra diesel hit the market here.
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I was excited a number of years ago when they started signing up dealers and it seemed like a possibility. I even put off buying a new truck to wait for it. The conspiracy theorist in me still thinks the big three had a hand in pushing to keep them out.
 
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