SPIED: VIDEO Nabs Mercedes-Benz's Next-Gen M-Class During Testing

Carscoop reports:

The countdown is on to the new Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUV that will roll out of Stuttgart sometime in the second-half of 2011. Last time we brought you some early scoop photos of the new SUV on one of its first tests on road. Now, spies have video-snagged the next M-Class during winter testing.

Sharing a platform with the new Jeep Grand Cherokee and the upcoming 2012 Dodge Durango, the M-Class will get a revised engine lineup that will most likely include a next-generation hybrid powertrain with plug-in capability...

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david999 - 3/30/2010 11:45:23 PM

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"Sharing a platform with the new Jeep Grand Cherokee and the upcoming 2012 Dodge Durango"

YIKES!

LACMAN - 3/31/2010 4:38:44 AM

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Where have you been!?!? (david999)

Willis - 3/31/2010 5:53:35 AM

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The Durango and Grand Cherokee have an excellent platform to begin with. I see no problems here. And Mercedes engineers will definitely tweak it a bit for use in the M class.

People have this weird obsession with platforms and how a platform "sucks" if it comes from a "lesser manufacturer", which I don't see Dodge or Jeep as being.

Furthermore, doesn't the HS250h ride on a Corolla platform? The ES on a Camry? The LX on a Landcruiser? Huh? Financial reasons dictate these moves for any manufacturer.

dumpsty - 3/31/2010 11:28:49 AM

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@ david999: This is same kind of warped thinking that basically killed all (possibly) successful areas of synergy w/n the failed M-B/Chrysler merger. And in today's environment, it's a good idea to utilize whatever development relationships as much as possible. The average consumer will never know (unless you tell) that a Jeep & a M-B SUV ride on a variation of the same platform. And for the most part, they won't care.

dayday - 4/2/2010 12:46:16 AM

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in that render, the tail lights looks a bit like the old 5 series wagon tail lights.