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WHEN BAKKIES GO POSH

MERCEDES-BENZ’S X-Class bakkie was, as part of costsaving, based on and developed around Nissan’s Navara.

Merc’s engineers took a Navara chassis and drivetrain (including the Nissan’s 2.3-litre twin-turbo diesel engine and seven-speed gearbox), updated the exterior, added a Mercedes C-Class interior to the cabin,

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