Mercedes-Benz Vans has continued its winning streak, collecting triple honours in the Trade Van Driver Awards 2016 – Best Large Van for Sprinter, Best Midsize Combi Van for the Vito crew van, and Best Lifestyle/Business Van for the new Vito Sport.
The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter also once again scooped the award for Best Large Van at the 2016 Van Fleet World Honours.
The Trade Van Driver magazine awards are judged by a panel of readers who use light commercial vehicles as part of their business, alongside an expert panel of journalists.
“Yet again the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is the judges’ choice, both on build quality and the exceptional warranty, which make it a firm favourite,” Matthew Eisenegger, the Editor of Trade Van Driver, said. For the professional trades, the Vito Dualiner, or crew van as it is now known, really does bring together a functional commercial vehicle with a well-thought-out people carrier, offering a robust and practical solution to the safe movement of people, goods and equipment. For companies that really want the benefits of a hard-working top-class van and a luxury car, the Vito Sport offers the ideal solution.”
It was the fifth year in a row that Sprinter has collected the award for Best Large Van. It has held this title for every year that the Trade Van Driver Awards has been in existence. It has also won Van Fleet World’s Best Large Van title seven times since 2008.
“While there are many strong vans in this sector, our judges felt that Mercedes-Benz continues to lead the way with Sprinter,” Dan Gilkes, the Editor of Van Fleet World, said. “The wide range of Euro 6 engines and transmissions on offer, including the increasingly popular seven-speed automatic transmission, provide enough power and economy for any operation.
“There are such a huge range of body styles, sizes and capacities that it would be impossible to list them all here. Add in the option of a robust 4×4 system and a chassis cab that can be converted into literally thousands of LCV models, and Mercedes-Benz really does have a van to suit any application.
“More than that however, Sprinter remains as popular with the fleet manager and the finance director, as it does with drivers. Whether moving people or goods, Sprinter is our number one large van choice.”
