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03-17-2013, 07:35 AM
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Somewhere in between the Smart (http://www.autoblog.com/smart/) brand and the all-new A-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mercedes-benz+a-class/) (pictured above), Daimler (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/daimler+ag/) is said to be readying a smaller entry-level product for the Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/) brand to compete with models like the Audi A1 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/audi+a1/). According to AutoBild, Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/) will get a new hatchback based on a platform from its recent partnership with Renault-Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/renault+nissan/), and it could be called the X-Class.
Expected to debut by 2018, the Mercedes-Benz X-Class could be offered in sedan, hatchback and crossover variants, and it would likely have a starting price below the $20,000-euro mark. Power would come from either a 1.0-liter inline three-cylinder engine or a 1.5-liter inline-four, and the car would likely be built in a low-cost nation in order to make the financials work. Wearing the Mercedes-Benz name, the X-Class would have to exhibit more distinguishable luxury and styling to set itself apart from the models that helped provide its underpinnings.Mercedes mulling Renault-based entry-level X-Class? (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/17/mercedes-mulling-renault-based-entry-level-x-class/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Somewhere in between the Smart (http://www.autoblog.com/smart/) brand and the all-new A-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mercedes-benz+a-class/) (pictured above), Daimler (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/daimler+ag/) is said to be readying a smaller entry-level product for the Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/) brand to compete with models like the Audi A1 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/audi+a1/). According to AutoBild, Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/) will get a new hatchback based on a platform from its recent partnership with Renault-Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/renault+nissan/), and it could be called the X-Class.
Expected to debut by 2018, the Mercedes-Benz X-Class could be offered in sedan, hatchback and crossover variants, and it would likely have a starting price below the $20,000-euro mark. Power would come from either a 1.0-liter inline three-cylinder engine or a 1.5-liter inline-four, and the car would likely be built in a low-cost nation in order to make the financials work. Wearing the Mercedes-Benz name, the X-Class would have to exhibit more distinguishable luxury and styling to set itself apart from the models that helped provide its underpinnings.Mercedes mulling Renault-based entry-level X-Class? (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/17/mercedes-mulling-renault-based-entry-level-x-class/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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