EV Van Dogfight: Mercedes Vito vs VW Transporter COMPLETE Challenge | Fifth Gear

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It’s not just cars that are getting the EV treatment, but commercial vehicles too. But can an electric van honestly do a full day’s work without running out of puff? We charge two up to find out. The first test is road manners and comfort. Which would our two presenters rather spend the day in?
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@siraff4461 2 года назад

As Leno once said "if you're paid by the hour you're going to love these".

@kevinblankenburg4816 2 года назад

20K more expensive and slower. That's shouting progress.

@TermlessHGW 2 года назад

That's literally the opposite of progress....what's the word?

@buckleyjteams 2 года назад

£50,000 + for short trips? Ur avin a laugh! No point in even considering it unless it can do 400+ miles fully laden with a roof rack and ladders on. Otherwise it’s useless

@FrankySilverFace 2 года назад

Delivery drivers just want a van to be ergonomic so it doesn't cause repetitive use type injuries.

@Muppetkeeper 2 года назад

As a person who uses a van to move his bikes, paddleboards and kayaks around, I’m pleased you said hold out. I’m waiting for either the ID.Buzz or eTransit to replace my diesel Vito.

@androJaab 2 года назад

the merc will start falling apart after one year of use!

@FirestormAA 2 года назад

I still very much in love with my stick shift diesel engine van.

@Perthshire 2 года назад

Most of this review was about accelaration, max speed and handling round a test track. Hardly very appropriate for the vehicles under review and their intended purpose.

@willyd-adv 2 года назад

I'm a massive VW van fan but have the Env200 as it's an absolute little pocket rocket and I can choose if I want it limited.... which I never do. I also have a 212hp Subi powered VW T25 but I wont be going back to VW vans untill they sort the sluggishness out

@Cloxxki 2 года назад

Bigger ones will be epic for camper conversions. Unless you need to drive somewhere. And they are sooo expensive. VW ID3 IS similar to a diesel Golf. Why not these? Batteries are dead cheap now.

@TidyTransport 2 года назад

The issues are integrating a large style battery will increase the costs of design and reasurch. The big companies spend millions of dollars per day to ensure these vehicles meet specifications they intend. Vehicle design is 5 to 8 years ahead of actual production, and prototyping takes forever, at least 18 months.

@peterbustin2683 2 года назад

Those vans would be suitable for teenagers !

@kubbythebusman 2 года назад

Barely 70 miles. I did over 3k last week alone lol

@siraff4461 2 года назад

That line about the E-Transit at the end shows what people thought back then. Much more range and performance? Try 68kWh in a full sized (much larger) van - hardly a great leap up from these two.

@Cloxxki 2 года назад

Of course that's not true. 300 kg of cargo will make like 10% difference at most.

@bellsniff Год назад

Wont be needing the night nurse, bike thieves delight.

@peterka4440 2 года назад

As a driver I will not be looking at these two. Range is too limited and speeds too low. It may be that a multi drop route is less than 70 miles but you can be looking at doubling that distance by going to and from the depot and home each day. This is also a warm weather test, it would be interesting to repeat it in winter. They also do not appear to take into account that a commercial vehicle is rarely empty

@peterka4440 2 года назад

To be useable a vehicle would need a range of 200 miles, carrying 800kg in cold weather at up to 70 mph. No good saying "range 200 miles", "load 800kg" or any combination. It needs all 4 or its useless

@chrisdabrowski 2 года назад

82 miles of range sounds like a joke.....diesel forever......

@BHBeckenbauer 2 года назад

Who at channel 5 decided to put Jimmy on this show 😒

@petermorrison7400 2 года назад

Both are rubbish! Bad road range, and terribly bad top end speed.

@squaresphere 2 года назад

great tests, for sure would hold off any buying either of these.

@forferdeilig 2 года назад

Even at todays prices of 1.80 per litre £20k is about 100,000 miles worth of fuel, I'm all for electric vans but these really don't make any sense. Why exactly do the cost an extra 20k to make, especially with such small battery packs?

@Sasoon2006 Год назад

You also have to count in maintenance cost, which is much lower for EVs. But anyway I do not think these models are worth it.

@Neil-Aspinall 2 года назад

Why didn't you use a Transit?

@a2tmfk24 2 года назад

Transit is not as high quality as these two vehicles. These two brands are the kings of the commercial vehicle world. Don't come and say that Transit will crush them better.

@bid84 2 года назад

@@a2tmfk24 You know nothing, the new Transit EV, is faster, and has a longer range. Also the Vito and Transporter aren’t nearly as practical

@a2tmfk24 2 года назад

@@bid84 Keep mad, Ford will never get near a VW you can't even read my license plate on the highway

@bid84 2 года назад

@@a2tmfk24 I doubt you have a licence

@Perthshire 2 года назад

@@a2tmfk24 Who says they are the "kings of the commercial vehicle world"? Just your opinion? I have driven all of the above, and the new Transit is an excllent bit of kit.

@Red-Army1975 2 года назад

Electric crap. End of.

@esm7708 2 года назад

Electric vans are terrible. So much money for so little.

@johnedwards6208 2 года назад

Why on earth would anyone buy either of these? They're slow, their range is shit, and they're more expensive. Where are the positives?

@Cloxxki 2 года назад

OK, how long ago was this?

@Muppetkeeper 2 года назад

I wondered that, I thought that Mercedes had changed their eVito to have an 80ishkWh battery.

@robsmall6466 2 года назад

It's old content from the TV series

@TidyTransport 2 года назад

The transporter is not actually a VW product, it's a product from ABTe, A german electrification specialist. Artisan electrics have one and hate it. Range of 82 miles??? No, try 52!! I'll stick to my Peugeot boxer diesel thanks!!

@White1sox 2 года назад

the vw transporter 2003 to 2022 is te best van its timeless to see and the biggest in the classe it drives the best and the 4 motions are nuts with 200 + hp love it love my van 😁🤪

@PaulHo 2 года назад

Mmm khaki daddy.

@ImDavidJames 11 месяцев назад

They have a smaller battery than a Renault Zoe. It’s a van. It has the space. There’s no excuse for rubbish range and a low power motor

@chrisdavies6633 2 года назад

Pathetic vehicles I will stick with my deisel

@gexpe2003 2 года назад

No petrol No dirty air

@richardharibo 2 года назад

These are not the future

@H4rleyBoy 2 года назад

Just reading Platos book on how not to be a racing driver, we need more if possible, star man, what a pratt, gorra love him.

@groszmartoncsaba4025 2 года назад

well they are similar made in Germany, and the batteryies are made in china!!!

@8144104 2 года назад

Both van's its a big joke 😁

@seanfenwick 2 года назад

I’ll stick to my diesel BiTurbo VW T5. I was hoping for much more. I do about 150 miles average every time I go out while I have a 290 mile run once a week. So this just isn’t nearly good enough.