From reading an article on AutoEvolution, the X-Class may become the worlds first mid-sized hybrid pick up. As it is right now, the top of the line variant will come with a V6 diesel and there will also be a lower 4 cylinder diesel available as well.
Mercedes is expected to implement some of it's best technology into the X-Class as well (interior technologies)
Being the first hybrid mid-sized pick up could definitely give them a significant edge. But, this may inflate the price to a point where people may not be so seduced by it?
Mercedes-Benz X-Class Could Become World's First Mid-Size Hybrid Pickup Truck - autoevolution
Mercedes is expected to implement some of it's best technology into the X-Class as well (interior technologies)
Being the first hybrid mid-sized pick up could definitely give them a significant edge. But, this may inflate the price to a point where people may not be so seduced by it?
Mercedes-Benz X-Class Could Become World's First Mid-Size Hybrid Pickup Truck - autoevolution