奔驰皮卡将是一款不折不扣的高档货，该车基于日产Navara皮卡，定位为中级豪华皮卡，将在雷诺日产位于阿根廷科尔多瓦和西班牙巴塞罗那的工厂进行组装，2018年上市。奔驰表示，该车不是对美系皮卡的简单模仿，因为奔驰知道该车无法挑战福特、通用和道奇公羊等美系全尺寸皮卡的垄断地位。因此，该车将具备典型的奔驰特点，由于属于豪华车型，因此售价将远高于Navara, Amarok和福特Ranger。至于该车动力系统，很可能搭载一台取自GLE 350 d 4MATIC的3.0升V6涡轮柴油引擎，功率190千瓦/258马力，扭矩620牛米。

 

Mercedes-Benz says their pickup truck will be truly premium

The Daimler-owned marque has described their upcoming mid-size pickup truck as being a truly premium product that will be a "real Mercedes."

 

Back in March this year, Mercedes-Benz took us by surprise when they disclosed plans to launch a pickup truck and shortly after that they announced it will be built by Nissan and based on the Navara. They also said it won't be a "fat cowboy truck for North America" and won't compete with the big names from Ford, General Motors and Ram as they admit it would be a difficult task to battle in the full-size segment.

 

Instead, they plan on introducing a mid-size truck which according to Daimler board member Thomas Weber will be significantly different than the Navara with a bespoke design to "meet Mercedes criteria" and obviously with a price to match what will be the "first pickup truck from a premium manufacturer." Consequently, it will be significantly more expensive than the Navara, Amarok and Ford Ranger once it will be out before the end of the decade.

 

CarAdvice believes the vehicle's power will come from a Mercedes-Benz engine, possibly the V6 3.0-liter turbodiesel with 258 PS (190 kW) and 620 Nm (457 lb-ft) of torque which is used in some of their passenger cars, such as the GLE 350 d 4MATIC.

 

It could go on sale as early as 2018 and will be assembled by Nissan at Renault's Cordoba plant in Argentina as well as at Nissan's factory in Barcelona, Spain.