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Mercedes-Benz Viano Successor Design Sketches Leaked

More or less confirming what we had anticipated design-wise from recent spyshots of the future model, the Mercedes-Benz Passion Blog spilled the beans on two design sketches which have been leaked straight from Daimler AG.
Mercedes-Benz 2015 Viano design sketch 3 photos
Photo: Daimler AG/Mercedes-Benz Passion
Mercedes-Benz Viano Successor Design SketchesMercedes-Benz Viano Successor Design Sketches
The shot of the exterior sketch shows a very muscular design that should be about 90% close to what we'll see on the road. Take away the gigantic-looking rims engulfed in tires with tiny side walls, polish the body a bit around its edges and you have the Viano successor.

The prominent grille, along with the two A-Class/S-Class-like headlights swooping upwards at rakish angle, are in tune with the recent Mercedes-Benz design language, while the rear will probably remain more conservative in order to offer the best interior space possible.

Speaking of the interior, there is also a dashboard sketch, which we guess it's safe to say that it looks like it should belong to a much more upscale vehicle. According to the same report, the next generation of the Viano will try to close the gap to the R-Class, so that yacht-like dash should actually be happening on the high-end versions.

At least when it comes to Europe, there will be no more V6 version, with four-cylinder turbocharged and direct injected mills to be used across the range, wether gasoline or diesel-powered. No word if the 7 G-Tronic will give way to the new 9 G-Tronic, but what we do know for sure is that the car will be launched at the 2014 Geneva Auto Show.
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Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project.
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