Inovev forecasts 15,000 units per year of the new Mercedes T-Class
- Mercedes has until now had three light utility vehicles (LUVs) of different segments and therefore different transport capacities: Citan small utility vehicle (N1-1), Vito medium utility vehicle (N1-2) and Sprinter large utility vehicle (N1 -3). The Citan was renewed last year on the basis of the new Renault Kangoo, from which it takes over the bodywork and the engines, including the 100% electric engine which had been refused on the previous generation. Each of the Mercedes utilities was offered in a passenger transport (PC) version: a CitanPC, a Vito PC (called V-Class) and a Sprinter PC.
- Today, appears the PC version of the recent Mercedes Citan which is renamed Class T. This model takes the bodywork of the Renault Kangoo in PC version of 4.50 m long. Only the grille and a few points of detail differ on the two models. This T-Class will also be available in a 100% electric version (called EQT) like the Mercedes Citan and Renault Kangoo. The Nissan Townstar, which shares the same bodywork as the Kangoo, Citan and T-Class, will also be entitled to its 100% electric version. The combustion engines are the 1.3 liter petrol unit (131 hp) and the 1.5 liter diesel unit (116 hp) both of Renault origin.
- A version of the T-Class with a long wheelbase (length: 4.90 m) will be available at the end of the year, as on the Citan and Kangoo. This version will be an alternative to the much bulkier V-Class and less utilitarian Class B.
- The Citan and T-Class are manufactured in the same factory as the Kangoo and Townstar, that of Maubeuge (France).
- Inovev expects 15,000 Class T per year, as much as the Citan.
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