Regardless of whether it is large limousines or SUVs, Mercedes-Benz is one of the top names in luxury vehicles for people who cannot bother to drive themselves. And now the car manufacturer is trying to apply this specialist knowledge to a completely different form factor.
Mercedes starts a new generation of vans, which are also equipped for electrical drive lines from scratch, while they perform all functions of its current van line -up. However, before it shows the daily delivery vehicles and hotel shuttles, Mercedes announces the arrival of these new vans with the Vision V – a concept vehicle that shows how luxurious a van can be.
Vision V is a living room operated from chauffeur on wheels. A partition in which there is a massive television with a massive television separates the driver's compartment from the rear part of the vehicle, where instead of the usual several rows of seats, two push -ups, a variety of speakers and a massive screen offer a haunting audiovisual experience. It is the luxury vehicle that they didn't know about.
An opportunity for something else
Luxury minivans are popular in Japan and China, but everything with sliding doors is generally not considered chic in the USA and in Europe. With its vans of the next generation, based on new modular architectures called van.ea (for electrical vans) and van.ca (for combustion vehicles), Mercedes hopes to “change this with a van” as a chauffeur-powered limousine “. Germany.
And why shouldn't a van play this role? If they are driven around in something, it could also be a large box on wheels and a lot of interior. They are already used as a hotel and airport shuttles, sometimes with elaborate interior amplifiers over the aftermarket. And SUVs have shown that it is possible to create the transition from the labor crime to VIP transport.
However, a simple Boxy van does not have exactly the muscle caché of an SUV or the refinement of classic luxurious limousines like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. While Mercedes was able to accompany the Vision V concept full of high-end characteristics, designers had to create a very unvanable appearance to curiosity about what is inside.
A glitterer van
After the signing of confidentiality agreements and checking registration, a wrong wall was lifted, Hollywood style and the nibbling of the journalists were led to a hidden room in which the vision V in hard studio was highlighted and special effects were bathed, the vision V.
This is the type of vehicle that deserves such a dramatic introduction. It is definitely a van, but with its sloping roof, defined character lines on the body pages and a simple tailgate with a circular light element that is reminiscent of Star Trek Impulse engines, it is definitely also futuristic.
Vision V proudly bears a magnificent grille and light 24-inch wheels.
But the Vision V also hits all luxury vehicle markings. At a time when many car manufacturers leave chrome for darkened external cladding, the Vision V proudly bears a problematic grille with a mirror finish, together with equally light 24-inch mono block wheels, similar to Mercedes' Ultra-Luxury-Maybach models that would normally see them. The traditional hood decoration combines Vision V to Mercedes' luxury cars, as well as the segment headlights, which are high and gone from the radiator grille, as well as double power plants in the bonnet.
One thing that the Vision V has that the current luxury cars from Mercedes are not is electrochromes glass. This technology absorbs a level of heavy window tint and can immediately switch from transparent to opaque, which offers maximum privacy from transparent to opaque.
Are you not entertained
The doors push themselves up (thanks to a companion that runs a remote control. This is finally a concept car) to reveal a fever dream of an interior. The two back seats consisted of tube -like elements, accompanied by equally strange -looking loudspeaker assemblies (a total of 42 speakers) and a ceiling lamp. Apple Store White and Polished Aluminum were the colors of the election accentuated by the color-modified surrounding lighting, which becomes a characteristic feature of the latest Mercedes interior.
Once located, a process had to be switched on that wrapped my shoes and one of the eyesight V. Laundry V. Laising V. over the seat (even Blue Jeans could apparently dye the one -time leather padding), it was surprisingly comfortable in view of the unorthodox design. Mercedes was able to build up in lounge chair stool levels thanks to the available space, although the headroom with the seat in its upright position was somewhat tight. Integrated seat belts allow the seats to be covered with paved belts. However, it is unclear whether the passengers of lying lying lying are not part of the regular crash test regime.
The Vision V hut felt like a cozy lounge without being a claustrophobic.
The seats look like a 65-inch 4K screen that rises in front of a limousy partition that separates the front seats from the rest of the vehicle. It ensures wonderful games and film observation experiences that blisten the comparatively cycling screens that are available with today's rear conversation systems. The images even overflow from the screen onto the ceiling and the door paneling Difficult white upholstery forms a great projection sovereign surface area and the screen can also be raised in part to serve as a relaxing digital fireplace or as an oversized “now game bar”.
While the interior has been completed by the last detail, Vision V is still a concept car and not a vehicle ready for production. The fans had to keep the entire electronics out of my entire time in the van loudly (while they keep the ambient temperature uncomfortably warm), and the vehicle did not move.
Nevertheless, it is easy to recognize the potential of this idea. The Hut of the Vision V felt like a cozy lounge without – despite the amount of things that were praised – claustrophobic. It seemed to be a great place in traffic when someone else drove.
Mechanics are still a mystery
Mercedes emphasized that Vision V is not just another fantastic concept car and that it really rates that the construction of a production luxury van with similar features is evaluated on the basis of its new platforms by van.ea and van.ca. While the first vehicles based on these platforms are planned in 2026, Mercedes did not deliver many technical details.
It is worth noting that Van.ea was first announced – Van.ca was recently announced when Mercedes was withdrawn from his more ambitious EV targets – and the car manufacturer says that both platforms share 70% of the components. So it is likely that Mercedes has designed an EV first van architecture in the reversal of the current way that is now adapted for drive strands for internal burns.
Mercedes has not delivered many technical details about its next generation vans.
Expect a greater degree of modularity than the constructions of current vans such as the Mercedes-Benz Essprinter to record the various drive train types, including individual motor and dual engine ER variants. Hopefully Mercedes will also include some of the efficiency improvements that come from his Seh -eEQXX concept and are integrated in electric car vehicles with the 2026 CLA Compact limousine to increase the reach and make electrical transporters more attractive for companies.
The other vans of workadays will compete with usual suspects such as Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, all of whom have both electrical and internal options in their van lists. But as a van manufacturer, which is also one of the most renowned luxury brands in the world, Mercedes has a chance that is new for both sides of the business. And if the Vision V is a hint, it is more than just the threesome star in Mercedes on its hood, which justifies its high-end status.