2024 Mercedes-Benz V-Class and Vito facelifts revealed

The facelifted 2024 Mercedes-Benz V-Class and Vito mid-size vans have debuted ahead of a local launch in the first half of 2024.

Due to commence right-hand drive production in early 2024, the updated V-Class and Vito feature updated designs and improved technology to extend the mid-size van’s lifecycle, first launched in 2014.

Mercedes-Benz has confirmed the internal-combustion V-Class and Vito will continue to be produced beyond 2026, while all-new vans will replace the battery-powered EQV and EVito on a dedicated ‘Van.EA’ electric vehicle architecture.

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The new modular electric vehicle platform will support mid-size and large vans – including the successor to the current ESprinter large van – for commercial and private customers from 2026, with a longer driving range, more drivetrains, and the next-generation MB.OS infotainment system.

For now, however, the latest V-Class and Vito have been updated with a larger front grille, reshaped headlights, new LED tail-light signatures, and Mercedes-Benz’s latest steering wheel with capacitive controls.

Five new exterior colours – kalahari gold, high-tech silver, sodalite blue, alpine grey, and vintage blue – are available, as are redesigned wheel designs up to 19-inch alloys.

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Inside, the commercial-orientated Vito and EVito are equipped with a 10.25-inch widescreen MBUX infotainment system – up from a 7-inch unit – and a larger 5.5-inch colour instrument cluster display between analogue dials.

Newly added features for the Vito include a wireless phone charger, dimmed rear lighting for loading items in the dark, and an available electric tailgate, heated steering wheel and 360-degree camera system.

As before, the V-Class people-mover will be available in exclusive, avantgarde and style lines. The optional AMG-Line body kit adds a new-look star-pattern grille, as seen on recent Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles.

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A new rear chrome strip with Mercedes-Benz lettering features on all V-Class derivatives, while adaptive LED headlights with 84 light elements will be optional.

The V-Class and EQV have a redesigned dashboard with dual 12.3-inch screens, running the MBUX infotainment system with augmented reality satellite navigation.

Mercedes-Benz claims the V-Class’s updated wood-look dashboard is inspired by furniture, while a 64-colour ambient lighting system is also new for the facelift.

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A new V-Class Exclusive flagship variant adds an illuminated front grille, an upright Mercedes-Benz star on the bonnet, and an LED light strip.

While no major powertrain revisions are expected for the internal combustion or electric models, Mercedes-Benz has yet to be announce specific details.

Mercedes-Benz said there have been no structural improvements for the V-Class and Vito range. The ANCAP rating for the V-Class from 2014 expired at the end of 2022, following a newly-introduced six-year datestamp limit.

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The brand said it has no plans to retest the V-Class and Vito under more-stringent Euro NCAP and ANCAP criteria, affirming that its vehicles still fulfil safety regulations and are “very safe”.

Right-hand drive production for the facelifted Mercedes-Benz V-Class, Vito, EQV and EVito is due to commence in early 2024, with examples likely to reach local showrooms in the first half of next year.

Below: The pre-facelift 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQV electric people-mover

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