And with the stroke of a pen...

"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly) 02/03/2020 at 00:10 • Filed to: Fail

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...the Mercedes-Benz X Class is consigned to history.

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ttyymmnn > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 02/03/2020 at 00:16

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Wait, Mercedes made a pickup?

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > ttyymmnn 02/03/2020 at 00:24

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NISSAN makes a pickup. . . t hat isn’t all that luxurious. . . and has a three pointed star

ttyymmnn > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/03/2020 at 00:29

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I can’t keep it all straight. Back in the 80s, I spent a summer working at a Chevy dealership. It was an education for me when I had to get a new hubcap for a Chevy Spectrum and it came in an Isuzu box. And the Chevy Novas we sold  were all basically Toyot as .

AestheticsInMotion > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 02/03/2020 at 00:31

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That was quick. I remember when automotive sites were pining after the possibility of it arriving in the US

Svend > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 02/03/2020 at 00:38

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Not going to be missed. Granted the new front end on the Mitsubishi L200 Triton looks ug ly.

The L200 starts at £26,500 (though this one is on sale at £19,999

£37,410 for the highest.

Cheapest on Autotr ader looking is £34,215 (though this one is on sale at £31,199)

The top is £52,219.

That’s a £14,719 price different from a top Mit subishi, with a Mercedes Benz badge on.

wafflesnfalafel > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/03/2020 at 00:40

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yup - Nissan is in full on death spiral.... “run away! run away!”

BeaterGT > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 02/03/2020 at 00:41

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Nice! Now they won’t be all over the UCI downhill races.

Svend > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/03/2020 at 00:42

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Wasn’t it a Mitsubishi first, then got a Nissan badge, then a Mercedes badge? 

Boxer_4 > ttyymmnn 02/03/2020 at 01:07

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Toyota sold the Cavalier in Japan, which made this a possibility:

https://www.automobilemag.com/news/how-to-buy-new-toyota-emblems-from-a-gm-dealer-134609/

Grindintosecond > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 02/03/2020 at 01:31

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Thank Christ. That was gross.

pip bip - choose Corrour > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 02/03/2020 at 02:01

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see a few of them about now.

but a h well, it is effectively only a Navara rebadged, so no great loss

HammerheadFistpunch > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 02/03/2020 at 02:07

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good.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > HammerheadFistpunch 02/03/2020 at 03:46

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Not going to argue...it was such a half hearted effort.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/03/2020 at 03:48

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Nissan makes the current pickup for Nissan, Renault and Mercedes. The next one is being made by Mitsubishi for Mitsubishi, Nissan and Renault.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Svend 02/03/2020 at 03:50

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Nope. Nissan first...then Renault then Mercedes (via some re-engineering).

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Svend 02/03/2020 at 03:53

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Sorry Svend but the Merc is a D40 Nissan with a wider track.

Th e next L200/Triton (later this year or early next) will spawn the next Nissan Navara and Renault Alaskan...

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 02/03/2020 at 05:09

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I hate myself for liking them.
I know it’s just a rebadged Navara, and I don’t even have a use for a pick-up truck. but I kinda want one of those

Svend > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 02/03/2020 at 05:45

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I stand corrected, cheers mate.

I guess I never really noticed the Nissan where the Mitsubishi was always more prominent. 

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 02/03/2020 at 06:46

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They are a bit bizzare, though. M-B did a great job on the dynamics of the Nissan but then made a dreadful mistake using the Nissan driveline in the base models and charging way too much for the underwhelming results. When they did use the M-B V6 TDi driveline...the premium compared to the similarly powered and equally dynamic Amarok and Ranger was laughable.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Svend 02/03/2020 at 06:51

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No surprise there. The Mitsubishi is both better than the Nissan (only a recent development) and uglier...(for more than this generation).

Also it’s cheaper and that was a surprise to not only Nissan but also Renault when they bailed out Mitsubishi ...and that’s apparently why Mitsubishi scored the development lead job for the next one.