最近谍照记者拍到了奔驰X级皮卡雪地测试照片。奔驰遮盖了该车的格栅，同时格栅中间有一个盖板遮住了奔驰的三叉星标志。向后倾斜的大灯让这辆皮卡外观更具运动风格。这些设计元素都来自奔驰的概念版车型。向后可以看到更陡峭的风挡，这使其看起来更时尚。略微倾斜的车厢后柱也使整个皮卡外观不至于过于方正。不过，概念版后保险杠与排气尾管集成在一起的设计并未出现在量产版上。奔驰X级与日产Navara和雷诺Alaskan共享同一平台。但奔驰表示，该车将采用车厂自己的动力系统。概念版车型搭载了一台V6涡轮柴油引擎和4Matic全驱系统，低速传动箱，前后轴差速器锁止。该车最大承载量1.1吨，最大拖曳能力3.5公吨。据报道，该车将于明年投产，因此该车将在今年晚些时候的某次车展亮相。

 

Mercedes X-Class spied under development in snowy road

While its still somewhat strange to think of the normally luxury-oriented Mercedes-Benz building a utilitarian pickup, a new gallery of spy photos shows that the X-Class project continues to develop the truck for the road. The latest pics even give us a better look at the production version’s design.

 

Mercedes’ camouflage largely exposes the X-Class’ grille. A pair of slats cut through it, and we suspect the cover in the center hides the brand’s star emblem. Slanted headlights give the truck a sporty appearance. Both of these design cues are also the company’s concept for the pickup.

 

In profile you can see the steeply raking windshield that makes the truck look more stylish than other entries in the segment. A slight slant for the cabin’s rear pillar also keeps the pickup from appearing too boxy. At least at this point, the concept’s bumper-integrated exhausts don’t appear to be on the production model.

 

The X-Class uses the same underpinnings as the Nissan Navara and Renault Alaskan. However, Mercedes is indicating the pickup would use the company’s own powertrains. One of the concepts had a turbodiesel V6 and boasted off-road capability from 4Matic all-wheel drive, an low-range transfer case, and differential locks for both axles. The truck had a maximum payload of 2,430 pounds (1.1 metric tons) in the bed and was able to tow up to 7,720 pounds (3.5 metric tons).

 

Production will reportedly get underway in 2018, so we’ll likely see the truck at an auto show sometime later this year.