I've driven the new Mercedes VLE — and this limousine-like electric van made me rethink what a family car…
Whether you've seen one drop a wealthy businessperson off at the airport or roll up to the red carpet to unload celebrities, the Mercedes-Benz V-Class has long been the vehicle of choice for transporting multiple people in the lap of luxury.
While previous generations have shared plenty with the commercial Vito, the V-Class has always looked to the opulent S-Class for inspiration rather than simply re-skinning a work van.
Now there's a new model in town and it's powered solely by batteries and electric motors. Mercedes thinks it's so classy that the company doesn't refer to it as a van or even an MPV, instead repeating the phrase Grand Limousine in its promotional materials.
It rides on an all-new platform and features an enormous 115 kWh NMC battery in the launch models, which offers more than 400 miles on the official WLTP cycle.
There's also the latest Mercedes-Benz infotainment system...
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