Life Begins 50+ Magazine Spring 2014 | Page 45

motoring The hottest news from the world of motoring New Micra This week: New high-end people carrier from Mercedes due in 2015. Mercedes has unveiled a replacement for its popular executive hire workhorse, the Viano. The new V-Class - a name first used in 1996 - promises to be more car like in looks and on-road behaviour than its predecessor, while cabin ambience is closer to that of executive saloon than high-end minibus. Expected to appear in the UK next March, the V-Class will be available in two cabin sizes, and buyers will have the choice of six or eight seats. Diesel is the fuel of choice for the V-Class, while safety and standard equipment levels are said to be on a par with that of Mercedes’s current saloon line-up. gets ѡ