Mercedes-Benz has shed some insight into what we can expect from its first-ever premium pickup truck.
The head of the company’s commercial vehicles division bluntly explained that the upcoming pickup, which will most likely wear the GLT-Class moniker,
will not be a “fat cowboy truck for North America.” In other, more politically-correct words, Mercedes is not aiming for the Chevrolet Silverado/GMC
Sierra twins, the Ram 1500 and the hot-selling Ford F-150.
Instead, the GLT will take the form of a much smaller mid-size pickup that will be aimed at overseas markets such as Latin America, Africa and the
Middle East. The GLT will be sold in Europe, too, but the pickup market on the Old Continent is relatively small. U.S. sales have been ruled out for
the time being.
Mercedes will co-develop the truck with industrial partner Nissan. British magazine CAR reports that the GLT’s frame, axles and body structure will
all be sourced from the new Nissan Navara, but the sheetmetal, every part of the interior and the drivetrain will be Mercedes-specific.
Chevy Colorado is another Tacoma style mid truck copy...
What's on the inside and how well it is built is why it will take a lot more than looking like a Toyota to perform like a Toyota!
Just because you own a Tacoma, you don't have to keep convincing yourself about your purchase. Many manufacturers were making heavy duty trucks long
before Toyota jumped in. Frankly, I fail to see how you can state that Mercedes is building a Tacoma-like truck. The Mercedes folks might just want to
track you down and do you harm.David K - 5-1-2015 at 05:04 PM
The drawing and web site are not mine... I am just sharing an interesting off road news item.
Baja Nomads are bigger Tacoma drivers than you may think, out-numbering all other mid size trucks by a huge margin and one of the top 4WD vehicles if
all categories are included.
Not my doing, I am not the first Baja amigo to get a Tacoma, and if you are not happy because you have something else, they do take trade ins! LOL
But......
bajaguy - 5-1-2015 at 05:22 PM
Will it have ATRAC???????chippy - 5-1-2015 at 05:26 PM
