The Mercedes-Benz Metris has arrived in the United States as a rebadged variant of the Vito. It’s scheduled to go on sale in September and will be offered exclusively with a 4-cylinder, 1.9-liter turbocharged gasoline engine that generates 211 HP (155 kW) and 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) of torque. The panel van is going to be offered with driver & front passenger airbags, a seatbelt warning system while the Metris Tourer passenger van will boast up to eight airbags. Both versions of the Metris will be equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system, Crosswind Assist and Attention Assist.
Aside from introducing the Mercedes-Benz Metris, the Daimler-owned marque also announced the next generation of the Sprinter is going to be assembled at a newly established factory located in Charleston, South Carolina. This could mean a smaller price tag taking into account production will take place locally and will allow the automaker to avoid paying import duties and also they won’t have to disassemble the Sprinters made in Germany to sell them in United States.
Source: Mercedes-Benz
