This is the new Mercedes-Benz Vito, a more streamlined as well as flexible handle the German manufacturer’s prominent light industrial vehicle. It offers much better mpg, increased dimensions as well as goes on sale in 2015, pricing info is yet to be confirmed. The Vito will go head to head with other mid-sized panel vans like Ford’s Transit Custom, Vauxhall’s Vivaro as well as the Volkswagen Transporter.
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Available in three guises – panel van, team as well as Tourer (a 9-seater minibus) – each type boasts higher dimensions than the preceding model. At 140mm longer than previous designs as well as measuring in at a max height of 1,910mm, it likewise boasts the greatest upper payload in its class, with as much as 1,369kg of cargo capacity.
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As you can see, it’s far more robust looking, thanks to the pronounced grille as well as somewhat flatter bonnet. in spite of the changes, wind resistance has been kept down to a Cd of 0.32.
This assists boost fuel efficiency, contributing to declared typical economic climate enhancements of 20 percent. There’s a option of five diesel engines for the new Vito, which likewise becomes the very first vehicle in its class offered in front- as well as rear-wheel drive.
For front-wheel drive variations – finest fit to transporting low payloads – there’s 1.6-litre four-cylinder system offered with either 87bhp or 112bhp. opting for rear-wheel drive provides you a option of 134bhp or 160bhp 2.15-litre diesels, in addition to a 187bhp BlueTEC.
A six-speed handbook is fitted as standard, however there’s an optional 7G-Tronic plus auto for the 114 CDI as well as 116 CDI that is included free of fee for 119 BlueTEC Vitos. For the extremely economically minded, there’s a BlueEfficiency bundle – basic on top-spec Tourers – that returns as much as 49.6mpg when paired to the 116 CDI.
Safety is available in the type of revised brake discs as well as Adaptive ESP as standard, with as much as eight airbags offered in Tourer models. interest help is thrown in free of charge, too, as well as assesses the driver’s condition. Crosswind help as well as tyre pressure tracking is basic as well, as well as the new Vito can be specced with car parking tech, a distance warning function, plus Blind area as well as Lane keeping Assist.
From a convenience perspective, additional set on offer includes the Intelligent Light System, which adds LED indicators, daytime running lights, low-beam headlights as well as primary beams with cornering function. Whatever you opt for, Mercedes offers routine service intervals for each new Vito as much as 25,000 miles or two years.
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