{"id":141285,"date":"2016-10-25T20:26:55","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T18:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=141285"},"modified":"2017-02-21T11:53:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T09:53:10","slug":"mercedes-unwraps-new-pickup-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/141285\/mercedes-unwraps-new-pickup-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes unwraps new pickup truck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a concept double-cab pickup truck \u2013 the X-Class.<\/p>\n<p>A report by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheels24.co.za\/OffRoad_and_4x4\/mercedes-reveals-new-sa-bound-bakkie-meet-the-x-class-20161025\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wheels24<\/strong><\/a>, stated that the vehicle is set to launch in South Africa in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The dual-cab Mercedes-Benz comes in two styles:\u00a0Stylish Explorer or\u00a0Powerful Adventurer.<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes said key markets for the cars are South America, Europe, South Africa and Australia.<\/p>\n<p>X-Class vehicles will be competitively priced, connect to the Internet and feature a range of driver assistance features, Mercedes said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Mercedes-Benz pickup will bridge the gap between commercial and private use,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Mercedes-Benz X-Class<\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-2-640x360.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-141287\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-2-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"x-class-2-640x360\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-2-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-2-640x360-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-3-640x360.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-141289\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-3-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"x-class-3-640x360\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-3-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-3-640x360-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-4-640x360.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-141291\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-4-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"x-class-4-640x360\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-4-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-4-640x360-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-5-640x360.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-141293\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-5-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"x-class-5-640x360\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-5-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/X-Class-5-640x360-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on motoring<\/h3>\n<p><a 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