Just 10 years after Carl Benz invented the car, he invented its more practical form. The van. To celebrate that anniversary, as part of its overall 140 years of cars party, Mercedes-Benz is launching some special edition vans for Europe. In true workhorse fashion, though, these aren’t collector-grade trims that will get scooped up by connoisseurs and parked in climate-controlled garages. These are meant for work. They’re even called BASE, in all caps just like that.
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