The Vito also prides itself on being a relatively short vehicle, even in all-wheel drive trim. Mercedes claims a height of seven feet, meaning that the van will fear no parking garage.

Cargo volumes for the Vito are 6.0 or 6.6 cubic metres for the panel van, which is competitive with the best medium-sized vans available, while the Crew Van can offer 3.6 or 4.1 cubic metres of space.

The customer trials for the Vito E-CELL are scheduled for four years and roughly 80,000 km per vehicle, after which the 100 vans will be returned to Mercedes-Benz.

The Mercedes Vito is a stylish choice in the medium van market, but while it's capable enough in some areas, rivals have it well licked in most others. It's also expensive.

The Vito van features many upgrades such as New styling, infotainment and driver assistance systems. Mercedes-Benz sold 440,000 vans in 2019 for its seventh consecutive record sales year.

In extra-long format, the Vito rings up at 206.2 inches, which is still well shy of the aged Ford E-Series van (216.7 inches in its shortest form), making the Vito something of a tweener in size.

Mercedes-Benz will deliver 100 Vito E-CELL vans to customers between August and December this year. Half each will be taken into operation in Berlin and Stuttgart, and further units will be used ...

The Vito won't appear in the U.S. for the 2015 model year, though Mercedes-Benz may bring the V-class and the Vito commercial van to our shores at some point in the future to add to the Sprinter ...

Mercedes has dropped the shortest body length, leaving Long (L2) and Extra Long (L3), which means the Vito can measure 5,140mm or 5,370mm, and carry maximum load lengths of 2,831mm and 3,061mm ...

The Mercedes Vito isn't the newest mid-sized van around, but it is a comfortable and dependable machine By: Dean Gibson 7 Feb 2024 7 Feb 2024 19 Overall Auto Express rating 3.5 How we review vans ...