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This is the Mercedes-Benz Vito AMG, a 661bhp, twin-turbo V12 van with...
...OK, as you've probably already guessed, it's fictional. We made it up, bodged it together with Photoshop and glue.
But with good reason: Volker Mornhinweg will take charge of Mercedes' van division in April. This might sound suspiciously like Dull Corporate Suit News, but hangonatick. Mornhinweg is currently in charge of AMG, Merc's performance department responsible for such loony creations as the E63, SLS and the deranged Black Series.
Mornhinweg is credited with turning AMG into the potent force it is today, a division with a steely focus on power and performance and presence and other mighty things beginning with ‘P'. All of which raises the question: what's he going to do to Merc's vans?
Surely it will be fast and lightly dangerous? Surely our V12 Vito AMG must be near the top of the ‘to do' pile? There could even be a one-make race series, every van loaded to the brim with furniture and vases and smut. We shall call it the Vitoversteer Championship.
But we reckon you can do better. Using that commenting device below, let us know your ideal Merc performance van, sparing no detail. If you're handy with the Photoshopping, feel free to mock up your own AMG van and send it to tgweb@bbc.co.uk.
We might even publish the results with amusingly derogatory captions at some point in the future. Do your worst.
Sam Philip
Magnificent image creation: Douglas Wood
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ozgirl commented on this article
at 03:26 pm on 22 March 2010
Nice photoshop! Mercedes does Shagginwagon!
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FlorescuDumitru commented on this article
at 03:29 pm on 22 March 2010
It`s a van for God`s sake! A van is supposed to be a.... van and not a sports car. If anyone wants a sports car they buy a sports car and not a "performance van". I think I made my point! But still, I think that a 300 bhp V8 should do the job...
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It`s a van for God`s sake! A van is supposed to be a.... van and not a sports car. If anyone wants a sports car they buy a sports car and not a "performance van". I think I made my point! But still, I think that a 300 bhp V8 should do the job...
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It`s a van for God`s sake! A van is supposed to be a.... van and not a sports car. If anyone wants a sports car they buy a sports car and not a "performance van". I think I made my point! But still, I think that a 300 bhp V8 should do the job...
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Manbearpig commented on this article
at 03:39 pm on 22 March 2010
Just like Renault made the Espace F1, Merc should now make the Vito F1. It's 900 bhp engine in the back will result in no luggage space and make it massively expensive, but at least they could include last year's KERS device to keep the CO2 levels down.
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