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Luxury Utes To Become ‘A Thing’? Don’t Hold Your Breath

As winged swine soared over the frozen tundra of Hell itself, Mercedes-Benz last week confirmed that yes, it would be building a premium ute. It won’t be a pure-bred Benz, though. The result of Mercedes’ on-going technology sharing arran


As winged swine soared over the frozen tundra of Hell itself, Mercedes-Benz last week confirmed that yes, it would be building a premium ute.

It won’t be a pure-bred Benz, though.

The result of Mercedes’ on-going technology sharing arrangement with the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Mercedes-Benz’s as-yet-unnamed ute will be built around the rugged ladder-framed skeleton of the NP300 Nissan Navara.

The bodywork will, of course, be distinctively Mercedes, don’t expect any lazy badge-engineering with this one. Though it will be pitched at tradies, Mercedes wouldn’t attach its three-pointed star to something that doesn’t look premium.

It's not going to be a full-size pickup either, with Mercedes commercial van boss Volker Mornhinweg telling Car and Driver that, "we’re not going to develop a fat cowboy truck for North America."

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