Mercedes-Benz X250 Reviews

Mercedes-Benz is a company that rarely gets its market wrong, which is why every new SUV it makes seems to be a sales success, but its decision to go after well-heeled tradies and the ute market with the new X-Class has not gone quite so well. Plonking its badge on a massaged Nissan Navara might not have been so wise, either. So, does the X-Class live up to its premium German badge?

Can a ute - even one wearing a premium brand - really work as a family car? We spent the weekend in the Mercedes-Benz X250d to find out.

There was much anticipation over Merceds-Benz's foray into the realm of traditional workhorses prior to its X-Class launch earlier this year, and many people expected a lot from the premium brand's dual-cab ute. Benz certainly deserves praise for bringing the first ute offering AEB to the Aussie market, and let's hope the others swiftly follow suit, but has it delivered on the hype in other areas? Is the X-Class a fitting example of the three-pointed star brand, or is it just another manufacturer's missed opportunity at ute greatness?  When we pitted a top-spec X-Class Power X250d against a Toyota HiLux Rugged X and Ford Ranger Wildtrak, the X-Class was a clear third place in that company, but this time we took a mid-spec Progressive out of the city and into the bush to see how it performed.

The two best-selling utes in Australia can't have the whole market to themselves - so we've got the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger, and we want to see if the all-new Mercedes X-Class can challenge the two best-known nameplates in the dual cab ute segment.

There are moments in a car company's history that stand out. A first breakthrough model. A genre-defining entrant.

The Mercedes-Benz X-Class 2018 range is opened by the Pure variant.

The mid-point of the 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class range is the Progressive.

The flagship model in the Mercedes-Benz X-Class 2018 model range is the Power.

If you happened to have wandered past the Sydney Fish Markets while it was still cloaked in pre-dawn darkness over the past couple of years, there's a good chance you'll have spotted some shady-looking Germans lurking in the car park.