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The cabin replace marks main change. Have been it not for the cliff-face geometry of the vast, wood-effect (or, in larger trims, metal-effect) dashboard and the expanse between the entrance seats (properly sculpted and with helpful armrests), you may virtually be forgiven for pondering you had climbed aboard one in all Mercedes’ saloons.
Gone are dramatically hooded instrument binnacles and the marginally awkward central touchscreen show, on its plinth. It’s all been changed with the brand new era of MBUX shows (Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatability come as commonplace), although the little ledge that homes a touchpad controller is carried over.
There’s a very good quantity of bodily switchgear, too, together with these for electrically sliding facet doorways and the local weather controls. Much less welcome are the imprecise panel-push controls on the brand new wheel, sensible as it’s.
In the principle, and given the V-Class’s van DNA, it feels supremely premium in right here – one thing that is enhanced at night time time, when the brand new ambient lighting involves the fore.
After all, the entrance portion of the cabin is just not what the V-Class is actually about.
The passenger area of the automotive is outstandingly spacious by way of leg and head room, even with the eight-seat configuration (two rows of three within the again). Baggage area is not fairly as easy – there’s loads of it, however provided that you go for the longer bodyshells that Mercedes gives.
The seats themselves are mounted onto rails that run the size of the ground, so you possibly can tinker with the exact quantity of leg room every row has. After all, it is also doable to have one row going through backwards, although you too can do that within the VW Multivan.
Whichever inlay trim you go for additionally extends down the flanks on the cabin and into the third row, so there is a premium ambiance all through. Choosing beige leather-based raises the premium attraction of the V-Class nonetheless additional, and there are different choices comparable to a Burmester sound system and a panoramic roof, that are included for Unique trim.