The Mercedes-Benz ‘Monster X’ Is A 6×6 Carbon Fiber Pickup Truck
It’s an absolute off-road beast.
![Mercedes EXY Monster X Promo](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mercedes-exy-monster-x-promo.jpg?w=788&h=444&crop=1)
As if Carlex Design’s six-wheeled take on the Mercedes X-Class wasn’t awesome enough, the European builders have created an even more menacing version of the luxury German automaker’s first-ever pickup truck.
![Mercedes EXY Monster X (2)](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mercedes-exy-monster-x-2.jpg)
Carlex’s newly formed Pickup Design studio conceptualized the EXY Monster X Concept as a track-ready version of the EXY 6×6, both of which boast a third axle.
![Mercedes EXY Monster X (5)](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mercedes-exy-monster-x-5.jpg)
But the lowered body of the “Monster” is made entirely of lightweight carbon fiber covered in black paint and contrasting yellow accents. The colors’ eye-popping effect is especially noticeable in this aerial view of the bed.
![Mercedes EXY Monster X (4)](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mercedes-exy-monster-x-4.jpg)
The brute is also equipped with features befitting of a track safety vehicle, including ceramic-carbon disc brakes, additional external lighting and two winches at the front and rear.
![Mercedes EXY Monster X (1)](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mercedes-exy-monster-x-1.jpg)
Though a press release published on Motor 1 doesn’t mention any upgrades to the X-Class’ stock 255-hp, 3-liter V6, we wouldn’t be surprised to see it get a juiced-up power plant in later design stages.
Let’s hope this “Monster” actually gets made.