2024
Automatic
Tax: n/a
Mileage: 500
Electric
Mileage: 1,000
Mileage: 2,514
2022
Mileage: 8,250
2021
Mileage: 10,471
Diesel
Mileage: 11,250
2020
Mileage: 14,312
Mileage: 16,500
Mileage: 28,000
Mileage: 32,000
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One of the things you learn early on in business is that the cheapest options aren't always the best ones. And that the way you deliver your goods says plenty about them. Both things explain the appeal of the Mercedes-Benz of medium range vans, this model, the Vito, which slots in just below the larger Sprinter model in the German brand's LCV range. Well over a million examples have been sold since its original launch in 1996. A MK2 model followed in 2003 and this current MK3 design was originally launched in 2014. In 2019 though, this third generation 'W447'-series model got a far-reaching package of improvements that made it smarter, better to drive and crucially, less costly to run. An all-electric eVito model arrived at the same time - and was updated in 2022. All this Vito model line evolution is much needed for this Mercedes to be able to offer a credible alternative to tough rivals as diverse as the Renault Trafic and Nissan Primastar design; the Peugeot Expert, Vauxhall Vivaro, Fiat Scudo, Toyota Proace and Citroen Dispatch collaboration; the Volkswagen Transporter; and of course the ubiquitous Ford Transit Custom. All these alternatives claim to match this Vito's all-round excellence for less money, but Mercedes reckons that it won't take operators very long behind the wheel to appreciate the difference that the Three-Pointed Star can make.
The biggest compliment we could pay this Vito would be to suggest it to be the least van-like van we've driven to date. Transit-class designs don't usually also have to function as luxury, up-market people carriers (as this one does) and the difference in build excellence is obvious as soon as you take a seat inside. But nice though it is to have a quality feeling behind the wheel of one of your company's LCVs, that doesn't pay the business bills. So Mercedes has looked at the best that its competitors can offer and borrowed high technology from its luxury car line-up in order to match them. The adoption of the OM 654-series 2.0-litre diesel engine has been crucial here, significantly improving this LCV's efficiency and emissions. The result is a benchmark among vans that you can buy with head as well as heart and one that can carry heavy loads with speed, refinement, comfort, surprisingly sharp handling, reasonable fuel consumption and decently clean emissions. The eVito EV version can't match the class leaders in terms of driving range though. Whatever Vito model you're looking at, there will of course always be cheaper options of course. Nearly all though, are lacking this van's one most crucial ingredient: Star Quality.
