Mercedes XCLass
Will be interesting too what they want to do with this. Competition is now the Amarok according too MB. That has now 254hp and 420lbs ft of torque. Japanese are being a little bit agitated. Would not ...
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kw/00 wrote:
OP maybe a stupid question on my part, but in Australia are the mid sized trucks more popular then the full sized trucks?
SoundGuy wrote:
Our last trip Downunder last fall I didn't see a single, personal use 1/2 ton size truck such as my Silverado anywhere along the populated coast. About the biggest were vehicles like the Navara already mentioned, towing travel trailers which for the most part weren't any longer than 25', most much shorter, and few with slides. BIL has a Nissan Pathfinder and it's about as big a vehicle as you'd want in populated areas of Australia as the roadways, parking lots, mall parking garages, etc, aren't really suitable for anything much bigger.
RobertRyan wrote:
Reason is Australians go Off Road a lot. So a smaller very agile SUV is better
Large SUV’s like the large Chevy SUV’s(Suburban) would and have been a total failure, it cannot go Off Road but Landcruisers do. As a result they are pretty popular.
Equally your Silverado would be having a difficult time Off Road, so they are rarely seen.
Travel Trailers are also taken Off Road, so need to be shortish 25-30ft overall. Australia is much more urbanised, surprisingly than the US or Canada, few people live in the Outback or Rural areas
As a result US RV’s as well as Pickups are rarely seen.
Nor would my BIL ever take his Pathfinder off road any more than I would expect to take my Silverado. As you know Australia is heavily populated along the coast, with endless places to caravan. As evidenced by my visit to the Moss Vale outdoor show off roading is clearly popular in Australia, far more so than here in N America, but that doesn't diminish the fact that there are also plenty of caravan owners who don't need or want off road capability and for them vehicles like the Navara, Pathfinder, Ranger, etc, which aren't too large for negotiating through urban areas are very much vehicles of choice. This new mid-size Mercedes XClass will be yet another alternative for those who can afford the price of admission. :)
