Mercedes-Benz X-Class Pickup (BR470) · X-Class

BR470

Mercedes-Benz enters the pickup segment.

Production
2017–2020
Body
Pickup
Chassis
BR470
Mercedes-Benz X-Class Pickup (BR470) (BR470)

Mercedes-Benz had never sold a pickup — the BR470 X-Class changed that, wrapping Nissan Navara underpinnings in Stuttgart styling and bringing the three-pointed star to the lifestyle-pickup segment for the first time.

Launched in 2017 on a shared alliance platform, the X-Class offered four-cylinder and V6 diesel models with 4MATIC all-wheel drive, car-like cabin trim, and payload capability aimed at European and Australian buyers who wanted utility without leaving the premium brand. It was a pragmatic product — engineered collaboratively, finished as a Mercedes-Benz.

The X-Class program was short-lived, with production ending in 2020 after modest volumes. The BR470 remains a singular experiment: Mercedes-Benz's only series pickup, and a reminder that not every segment expansion endures.

BR470 interior
Cabin details of the BR470, as preserved in period photography.

Every model.

5 model designations across 2017–2020 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the BR470.

ModelLata modeloweZbudowanoPodwozieSilnikSkrzynia biegówRazem
X 220 d2018–11.2017–470.210699.300 —
X 220 d 4MATIC2018–11.2017–470.211699.300 —
X 250 d2018–11.2017–470.230699.301 —
X 250 d 4MATIC2018–11.2017–470.231699.301 —
X 350 d 4MATIC2018–20202018–470.252642.889 —
BR470 side profile
Studio profile of the BR470 — the proportions that defined this chassis.

Year by year.

The V6 flagship and the early end of Mercedes-Benz’s only series-production pickup.

  1. 2018
    • X 350 d 4MATIC introduced as the flagship: Mercedes-Benz OM642 3.0-liter V6 diesel, 190 kW (258 PS), 550 N·m, permanent 4MATIC and 7G-TRONIC PLUS.
    • V6 models added DYNAMIC SELECT with Comfort, Eco, Sport, Manual and Offroad programs; European deliveries began mid-year.
  2. 2020
    • Production at Nissan’s Barcelona plant ended in May; no successor was approved and the X-Class was never sold in North America.
BR470 rear three-quarter view
Rear three-quarter view of the BR470.

Engines.

The OM642 and OM699 as fitted to the BR470.

OM699

Inline-4
  • 699.300 2.3 L · 2,298 cc

    163 PS

    120 kW · 161 KM przy 3,750 obr./min

    403 N·m

    297 lb·ft przy 1,500 obr./min

  • 699.301 2.3 L · 2,298 cc

    190 PS

    140 kW · 188 KM przy 3,750 obr./min

    450 N·m

    332 lb·ft przy 1,500 obr./min

OM642

V6
  • 642.889 3.0 L · 2,987 cc

    258 PS

    190 kW · 255 KM przy 3,600 obr./min

    550 N·m

    406 lb·ft przy 1,600 obr./min