Mercedes-Benz exec vows 'never' to make X-Class AMG

AMG boss Tobias Moers suggests "AMG culture" just doesn't mesh with Nissan and Renault.

Mercedes-Benz has flatly rejected the idea of building an AMG-tuned X-Class pickup.

The Nissan Navara-based truck will max out with the X 350d trim, powered by a turbodiesel V6 with 258 horsepower and 405 pound-feet of torque.

Speaking to Australia's Car Sales, Mercedes-AMG boss Tobias Moers said there will "never" be an X-Class AMG.

"No chance," he added. "We're too busy. We're fully locked in to our programs."

The issue apparently comes down to cultural differences with the Japanese and French, rather than any technical factors that might prevent the German automaker from dropping a twin-turbo V8 in the Navara chassis.

"AMG culture would be a difficult fit with Nissan and Renault cultures," Moers concluded.

The company likely also has less incentive to build an X-Class AMG because it won't be heading to the pickup-dominated US market.

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