Hattie, you should have waited...

Mercedes Is Building A Mid-Sized Luxury Pickup, World Has Gone Mad

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'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
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This prototype was spied driving around El Paso...

Cool!

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Too bad build quality and durability have fallen off the list of vehicle attributes that are typical of the brand.

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There aren't enough vomit emoticons to really describe my reaction.


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See also: Lincoln blackwood


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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Keep in mind that they were considering rebadging a Nissan Titan.

Everywhere but the US...

Seems odd to me, i feel like such a product would be specifically targeted on the US with our national pickup truck fascination.

If nissan and toyota can break into the big 3s pickup truck market, mercedes can probably do it, especially with all the sprinters they have already sold here

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Yes, its like the sad story of the VW Amarok which is an awesome vehicle. But now way they will sell or you can get one is US (affordably).

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00 E420
98 E300 DT
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97 S500
97 E300D
86 Holden Jackaroo Turbo D
86 300SDL
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What short memory people have.

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Id drive either of these in a heartbeat, the new concept drawing above, not so much.

Looks useless as a truck

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That's beautiful. I want one. I'm sure they aren't common (especially in the States), but any idea what they typically go for?

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

Didn't Chevrolet build something that looked a bit like this a few years ago?

"Bakkie" Mercedes pickups were quite common in South Africa and maybe Australia.