Passengers first
Seat count, who sits where and how they get in and out sets the architecture of the cabin before any material is chosen.
Mercedes-Benz Vito
The most adaptable
platform we build on.
The Vito carries a bespoke Ertex cabin without asking you to compromise on everyday practicality — which is why it remains the platform of choice for families, hotel fleets and executives who want one vehicle to do several jobs well.
Where it starts
We design from your use, not from a catalogue
Before a single line is drawn, we work through how the vehicle will actually spend its days: who travels in it, how far, whether anyone needs to work en route, what has to stay private and where the luggage goes.
Journey length
A city vehicle and a long-distance one are not the same brief — seat travel, storage and climate planning all follow from it.
Working or resting
If calls, laptops and documents are part of the journey, work surfaces, power and acoustics are designed in from the outset.
The specific vehicle
Wheelbase, body length and factory equipment are measured on the actual chassis, since they define what is genuinely possible.
Inside
What a bespoke Vito cabin can hold
Nothing here is a fixed package. Each element is specified only if it earns its place in the way you will use the vehicle, and each is engineered into the cabin rather than added on top of it.
- Powered executive seating, planned around sight lines and legroom
- Privacy partition, blinds and acoustic insulation
- Mobile-office and face-to-face meeting layouts
- Screens, audio, ambient lighting and starlight headliner
- Nappa leather, bespoke veneers, timber and metal detailing
- Refrigeration, concealed storage and serviceable technical bays
A common question
“Can a Vito be converted into a V-Class?”
It is one of the most searched phrases in this category, and the honest answer is that it depends entirely on the vehicle in front of us. Body panels, seating systems and electronic functions are tied to the specification the vehicle left the factory with; they cannot be assumed to transfer.
What we do instead is assess the actual chassis and tell you plainly what is technically and legally achievable on it. A Vito can be given a cabin every bit as considered as a V-Class — but we build it as an Ertex vehicle, and we never present it as something it is not.
Assessed
Every project starts with a feasibility review on the specific vehicle
15–45 days
Typical build and delivery window, depending on specification
Who it suits
Four ways clients use a bespoke Vito
Family travel
Comfortable seating for several passengers with the luggage capacity a real journey needs.
Chauffeur-driven
A discreet rear cabin for executives who work, rest or take calls between meetings.
Hotel and airport VIP
A presentable, hard-wearing shuttle that reflects the standard of the property it represents.
Compact mobile office
Desk surfaces, connectivity and privacy in a vehicle that still parks in a normal space.
Compare
Vito, V-Class or VLE?
The Vito is the versatile all-rounder. The V-Class is the more premium passenger platform, with a finish and ride quality aimed squarely at the rear seat. The VLE is the fully electric Grand Limousine option for clients moving to an electric fleet.
We look at intended use, passenger count, luggage requirements and the country the vehicle will be registered in, then recommend the platform that actually fits — including when that means talking you out of the more expensive one.
Ertex design series
Choose your design for the Vito
The same six Ertex design series are reinterpreted on the Vito, V-Class and VLE — each one reworked around the way you will actually use the vehicle rather than transferred unchanged.
Questions
Mercedes Vito conversions
Should I choose the long or extra-long Vito?
Both can be built. The extra-long body is the better answer when luggage volume and rear legroom matter most, but the decision comes out of your passenger count and how you travel rather than a default recommendation.
Does Ertex fit folding seats?
No. A seat that is not fixed to approved floor mountings cannot pass the safety and homologation testing Mercedes-Benz requires, so we do not install them however convenient the layout would be.
Can the roof be raised for extra headroom?
No. Cutting and lifting the original roof is not approved by Mercedes-Benz on this platform, and a vehicle modified that way would not pass homologation testing.
Is there a factory Maybach Vito?
No. Mercedes-Benz builds no such vehicle. What Ertex creates is a bespoke interior designed around your use — an Ertex design and production project, described as exactly that.
Can a Vito be set up as a mobile office?
Yes. Work surfaces, connectivity, charging, lighting, storage and privacy are planned together around the way you actually work while travelling.
Enquire
Tell us how you will use it
Describe the journeys, the passengers and the vehicle you have or want. We will come back with a design direction and an honest view of what the platform allows.