Mercedes-Benz renews the Vito

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a few hours ago the new generation of its best-known commercial vehicle, the Vito.

In this third generation, the Vito comes with numerous qualities that will make it one of the most interesting vehicles in its segment.

The Vito has been completely renewed, from the first to the last screw. The design has been greatly refined: the Vito is now one of the most attractive vans on the market, thanks to lines that are much smoother and friendlier than those of the previous generation. The van keeps the design language of the star brand’s passenger cars, with a very striking front end featuring large headlights.

The side and rear are as attractive as a van can be, where straight lines and practicality prevail. Even so, new-design alloy wheels or optional light units, which can be fitted with LED technology just like the front headlights, always help.

The changes inside are very evident, with an entirely new dashboard. Although the Vito is the commercial version of the new V-Class, it does not inherit its floating-screen dashboard. This time the design is more basic, with hard but well-finished plastics. The steering wheel and door trims do, however, inherit the V-Class design.

The instrument cluster is also completely new, as is the multimedia system, which can incorporate, among other things, navigation and a rear camera, very useful in a vehicle of these dimensions. As for equipment, the Vito can fit technology typical of high-end vehicles, such as lane change assist or blind spot assist.

The engines in this new Vito will offer outputs ranging from 88 to 190 CV. The latter will make it the most powerful van on the market. All powertrains will be offered with a six-speed manual gearbox, except the most powerful, which will come as standard with a seven-speed automatic gearbox.

Source | Mercedes-Benz