Mercedes-Benz Concept Coupé SUV previews X6 rival

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Mercedes-Benz has officially unwrapped its BMW X6 rival at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show. Set to raise the bar to higher level, the Mercedes Concept Coupé SUV stands out with its flowing side line, muscular wings, large wheel arches, imposing 22-inch wheels, high beltline, frameless side windows and generous ground clearance.

“Sensual as a coupé – visionary as an SUV,” is the succinct choice of words used by Gorden Wagener, Head of Design at Mercedes-Benz, to describe the physiognomy of the Concept Coupé SUV. The four-door, all-wheel drive Coupé has a length of almost five metres, and an imposing width of a good two metres thanks to its broad shoulders and flared wheel arches. At 1.75 metres, it is lower than conventional SUV.

“The Concept Coupé SUV stands out thanks to its extreme proportions and in doing so interprets our hallmark Mercedes coupé design idiom perfectly. With its superior sportiness it conveys a sense of modern luxury and aesthetic aspirations of sensual clarity”, continues Gorden Wagener.

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The Concept Coupé SUV is painted in the “ALU-BEAM” paint finish, reminiscent of the heritage Silver Arrows of the 1930s and 1950s. Propulsion comes from a direct-injection turbo 3.0-litre V6 producing 245 kW at 5500rpm and 480 Nm from 1400 to 4000rpm. The engine is pair with a new 9G-TRONIC PLUS nine-speed automatic transmission with torque converter lock-up.

The coupe SUV joins other niche models such as the CLS-Class four-door Coupé and Shooting Brake in Mercedes’ quest to counter BMW’s expanding product portfolio.

With this concept car, Mercedes-Benz is announcing the possible expansion of the previously uniform SUV off-roader family. The Concept Coupé SUV illustrates the possibilities of a more sporty and dynamic “on-road line”, while the model families of the GLA, GLK, M, GL and G-Class stand for a versatile and superior “off-road line”.

Widely rumoured to be called the MLC, the production version of the Concept Coupé SUV is anticipated to hit showrooms sometimes next year and will be built at the Tuscaloosa plant in Alabama, United States, where the M-Class is built.

 

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