M-B Vision GST is too high-tech, say dealers.

Automotive News Europe,  February, 2002  by Ostle, Dorothee

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Dealers want Mercedes-Benz to lower the equipment levels of the Vision GST because they say customers aren't ready for a high-tech, high-priced crossover model.

Mercedes unveiled the Vision GST at the Detroit auto show in January. The car will be produced starting in 2004 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. The Vision GST - which stands for "Grand Sports Tourer" - will be based on the next-generation M-class sport-utility built in Tuscaloosa.

Annual production of the GST is expected to range from 50,000 to 80,000 units.

Mercedes wants the Vision GST to define the top ...

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