--- title: "Drive Wire for October 26, 2016: Mercedes-Benz Reveals the Brand’s First Pickup Truck, the X-Class" description: "Concept previews a production model expected to arrive next year." date: "2016-10-26" modified: "2016-10-26" authors: - name: "The Drive Staff" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/5710/drive-wire-for-october-26-2016-mercedes-benz-reveals-the-brands-first-pickup-truck-the-x-class" categories: - "Mercedes-Benz News" - "News" - "News by Brand" - "Trucks" tags: - "Mercedes-Benz" - "pickup" --- # Drive Wire for October 26, 2016: Mercedes-Benz Reveals the Brand’s First Pickup Truck, the X-Class ![]() *\www.thedrive.com* Hey there. Will Sabel Courtney here for Drive Wire on October 26th, 2016. Today on Drive Wire: [Mercedes-Benz has revealed its new pickup truck, the X-Class](). The X-Class seen here is just a concept vehicle, but it’s a close approximation of the production truck that Mercedes-Benz says will go on sale by the end of 2017. The truck is a midsized pickup, based on the same chassis as the Nissan Navara—making it roughly the size of a Chevrolet Colorado. But it’ll be distinctly a Mercedes-Benz inside and out, with all the style and luxury you’d expect of a vehicle wearing the three-pointed star. It will also come with the off-road credentials you’d expect from the brand that brought you the G-Wagen. The X-Class’s four-wheel-drive system will offer a transfer case, a pair of locking differentials, and an electronic traction control system. While the truck has been confirmed for European, Australian, African, and Latin American markets, Mercedes-Benz has not yet made a decision as to whether the X-Class will be available in the United States. That’s it for Drive Wire on October 26th, 2016. I’m Will Sabel Courtney; thanks for watching, and please check out *The Drive* for more on the big stories from the transportation world. ### Author social links