Mercedes Still Considering Bringing New Pickup Truck to US - Motor Trend
Indeed, Ford and GM both have expensive trucks in their arsenal. That puts it in the same price point as the U. S. -built Mercedes-Benz ML350 crossover (soon to be GLE), which starts at $49,225. . If it is based of the Nissan, we can get an idea what the size is going to be. I wonder if they will use the 4. 0... If they do, then the diesel needs to be competitive and out match the GM's twins version coming next year (or later on this year). You're comparing a full-size pickup to a large SUT to a midsize pickup. The only thing they have in common is that they were all breaking into new segments where they were the only luxury truck in that specific segment at the time. One huge difference between this Mercedes and the American models is that the EXT and Blackwood/Mark LT were just rebadged models, while this will be a standalone model (Even if it does share a platform with the Nissan, as rumors suggest, the... When sales for the two fell, GM dropped both models. And with Lincoln, the Blackwood was a failure, but the Mark LT sold decently, averaging 10,000 sales for each of the 3 full model years it was produced for the US (in 2008 they stopped production early). Source: wot.motortrend.com
