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vexor · 02-14-2006, 06:05 AM

Daimler Chrysler is joining the entry-level luxury SUV race with what is being called the MLK. Who knows if those famous initials will stick, but internally they're calling it the 204 SUT. The 4x4 SUV shares components with the upcoming C-Class line, much like the X3 uses the 3 Series as its starting point. Notice the X3 in the second photo the testers used as a comparison.

But our money is riding on the fact that this sucker will share the lines of the popular CLS 4-door coupe. Word is that the MLK will have a choice of four, six, and eight cylinder engines but the four doesn't sound likely to us. The small SUV will be assembled in Bremen and annual production is expected at 40,000 units. Expect a price in line with the X3.

http://www.mph-online.com/web/spyphotos/0034

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Ghostbat · 02-14-2006, 07:03 AM

Hmm. Not really sure what to think of this. A 4x4 CLS SUV light

Takes some getting used to see sedan/salon suv:s.

Evo · 02-14-2006, 08:29 AM

The Milk SUV.. hehehe That was the first thing I though of when I read the title.

chest3r · 02-14-2006, 06:37 PM

WTF ?!?! :shock: :shock: What the hell is this ??? :shock:

I thought the MLK was going to be an X3 oponent. Is it really going to look like a four door saloon ?? I can't believe it !! :x

Damn SUV's.... when will this end ?? :x

Mattk · 02-15-2006, 09:01 AM

For a car competing with the X3, I see this as a failure. It doesn't even look like an off-roader. It looks stupid. Only for women.

dutchmasterflex · 02-15-2006, 09:57 AM

wow, between this and the R class, I think MB is making some bad decisions..

Mattk · 02-16-2006, 02:21 AM

Definitely. I mean no-one here likes it.

ae86_16v · 02-16-2006, 02:55 AM

How many slices could MB cut the pie?

lorbmw69 · 02-16-2006, 05:29 AM

MLK? how will that sell in the US? Martin Luther King Jr. is always refered to as MLK

Mattk · 12-12-2006, 10:00 AM

So now it's a scale version of the M-Class? Get a grip, Mercedes!!!

Chaos in 1983! · 12-12-2006, 10:45 AM

Damn! how many models can Mercedes make! I think they're the brand with most models out there...well probably Toyota has more in Japan, but hell...it's just ridiculous! MiLK SUV LOL...

RC45 · 12-12-2006, 12:06 PM

Benz has a MILF van now?

Mattk · 12-12-2006, 08:46 PM

^Ah, you know them. They're the ones who drive the M-Classes.