MYVAN: What was your biggest motivation for a van life?

Ben: We had two big motivations. The first was to be able to see friends more often who we didn’t usually get to see. Living and travelling in our van allows us to spend long periods of time in different states without having to pay for a hotel, or crash at friend’s houses. We have close friends all over the States and it’s been amazing to get to basically live in their town for weeks or months at a time, seeing the people we love.

Mercedes-Benz is presenting no fewer than five new vehicles to global audiences at the 2018 Mondial de l’Auto Paris. It started on the eve of the show with the new GLE. The premium SUV is packed with innovations and exudes a luxuriously elegant aesthetic paired with sturdy progressiveness. One particular highlight was the new battery-electric Mercedes-Benz EQC, which celebrated its show premiere in Paris following its world premiere in Stockholm at the beginning of September and symbolises the start of a new era of mobility at Daimler.

GLE 450 4MATIC:
Kraftstoffverbrauch kombiniert: 9,6–8,3 l/100 km;
CO₂-Emissionen kombiniert: 220–190 g/km.⁴

The new Mercedes-Benz B-Class puts the emphasis on sport with the Sports Tourer. It looks more dynamic than its predecessor and is more agile on the road while offering greater comfort. Its avant-garde interior makes for a unique feeling of space with the distinctive design of the instrument panel. One of the special features is a basic volume, which drops away towards the occupants and has cutouts in the area of the driver and front passenger. The intuitive user interface of the adaptive MBUX multimedia system is groundbreaking. Its strengths include brilliant graphics, “Hey Mercedes” voice control, a standard touch screen and functions such as MBUX Augmented Reality. When it comes to active safety, state-of-the-art driving assistance systems make the B-Class one of the segment leaders with functions carried over from the S-Class. In addition, the interior is now more spacious, while the engines are more efficient and cleaner.