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Following the reveal of the EQV fully-electric premium multi-purpose vehicle, Mercedes-Benz is much obliged to confirm the Citan will live to see another day. As expected, the second generation will be developed by Daimler AG in cooperation with the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance.
Twinned with the Renault Kangoo and featuring a few bits and bobs from the Dacia Dokker, the Citan has never been an inspiring workhorse given the compromises made to keep the price point as low as possible. But nevertheless, Mercedes-Benz wants a bigger piece of the small van market in Europe.
“The new Citan will undergo a comprehensive new development and clearly be recognizable as a Mercedes-Benz at first glance,” according to Marcus Breitschwerdt. The head of the Vans business also ensured that the three-pointed star “will provide for a distinctive brand-adequate identity in the successor of our small van.” Whatever you’re saying and floats your boat!
Keeping in touch with the times, an EV will be developed to cater to the needs of urban-based businesses. This powertrain should also help Mercedes-Benz lower the fleet average for CO2 emissions, a big topic for every automaker in the Old Continent given the eco-friendly trends of the legislators.
In production since 2012, the Citan combines “high functionality” with “versatility, economy, comprehensive safety systems, and high ride comfort.” Last time the three-pointed star operated changes to the Citan, the OM 608 turbo diesel was introduced with selective catalytic reduction. Also known as the 1.5-liter Blue dCi over at Dacia, this engine is mated to a six-speed manual.
“Quiet, low-emission, and powerful,” the OM 608 is available in three guises in this application. The most potent is the 111 CDI, developing 116 ponies and 260 Nm of torque on full song. Available as a panel van and passenger van, the Citan sold 5,953 units in the Old Continent back in 2018.
Those figures are well down on the Renault Kangoo and Dacia Dokker, which goes to show that Mercedes-Benz has to step up its game for a fighting chance against the French and Romanian contenders.
“The new Citan will undergo a comprehensive new development and clearly be recognizable as a Mercedes-Benz at first glance,” according to Marcus Breitschwerdt. The head of the Vans business also ensured that the three-pointed star “will provide for a distinctive brand-adequate identity in the successor of our small van.” Whatever you’re saying and floats your boat!
Keeping in touch with the times, an EV will be developed to cater to the needs of urban-based businesses. This powertrain should also help Mercedes-Benz lower the fleet average for CO2 emissions, a big topic for every automaker in the Old Continent given the eco-friendly trends of the legislators.
In production since 2012, the Citan combines “high functionality” with “versatility, economy, comprehensive safety systems, and high ride comfort.” Last time the three-pointed star operated changes to the Citan, the OM 608 turbo diesel was introduced with selective catalytic reduction. Also known as the 1.5-liter Blue dCi over at Dacia, this engine is mated to a six-speed manual.
“Quiet, low-emission, and powerful,” the OM 608 is available in three guises in this application. The most potent is the 111 CDI, developing 116 ponies and 260 Nm of torque on full song. Available as a panel van and passenger van, the Citan sold 5,953 units in the Old Continent back in 2018.
Those figures are well down on the Renault Kangoo and Dacia Dokker, which goes to show that Mercedes-Benz has to step up its game for a fighting chance against the French and Romanian contenders.
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