No 52 Mercedes-Benz Vaneo: The Mercedes that despite its name, absolutely, definitely wasn't a van

摘要

Oh Lord, won't you buy me, a Mercedes-Benz." When Janis Joplin howled for a car bearing the three-pointed star, we can be pretty confident that it wasn't a van haunting a covetous corner of her mind, and certainly not a device as gawkily utilitarian as the Vaneo. It's almost forgotten now and there are probably plenty of Mercedes types who must be glad about that, and gladder still that it was only on sale in the three years from 2002.