New Mercedes V-Class for 2014

Mercedes has revealed its latest eight-seat MPV – the all-new V-Class – at a special event in Germany.

Essentially a replacement for the Viano, the V-Class has been designed to move away from its commercial vehicle roots and has been repositioned within the brand’s passenger car range, alongside the likes of the C-Class and S-Class, rather than alongside its vans.

Whilst is shares around 20% of the chassis components with the Viano and, from the outside, keeps the same boxy shape, there are some major styling changes at the front with the V-Class fashioning a much smoother, more car-like appearance.

Inside, the cabin has been totally transformed too with the same floating dashboard as the new C-Class.

There’s the option of four conference-facing seats or two rows of forward facing bench seats in the passenger compartment and the boot has been designed so that you can open a small glass tailgate or the whole thing – we’re not entirely sure of the benefits over a traditional split tailgate but Mercedes are pretty proud of it.

In the UK, we’ll get two different engines to choose from; the V220 CDI and the V250 BlueTEC with lower emissions expected across the range. We’re told the V250 in fact will be the first 8-seat MPV to meet the new Euro 6 emissions regulations.

No official prices have been released for the UK yet but with equivalent prices in Germany starting at around £35,000 we should expect it to be somewhere within this region.

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