Mercedes-Benz V250 (Extra Long): Premium newfound popularity

Mercedes-Benz V250 (Extra Long): Premium newfound popularity

With larger families and a particular penchant for the Mercedes-Benz brand, it is a wonder that the Mercedes V-Class and its Viano predecessor have traditionally not had a big presence on the Jordanian automotive scene, until recent months.

At the pricier and larger end of the multipurpose (MPV) vehicle market, Mercedes’ elegant and highly practical people carrier’s popularity had suffered from high running costs and registration fees in its previous Viano incarnation, when the only petrol version legal for Jordanian roads as a three-row passenger vehicle was powered by a thirsty 3.5-litre V6.

Private buyers, however, preferred to either spend such money on more fashionable SUVs and more traditional saloons, often from Mercedes’ large stable of models. Meanwhile, fleet operators and private buyers of dual family and work use two-row diesel vans tended to look to less expensive and less luxurious alternatives like the Hyundai H1, rather than the Viano or its two-row diesel-powered Vito van sister model. The advent of the re-named successor V-Class MPV in 2014 saw the introduction of a downsized but similarly powerful turbocharged 2-litre engine, which brought running and registration costs down.