Travels with Mister Metris

May 16, 2017
Recently, Fleet Owner got a chance to take a Mercedes Benz 2017 model Metris passenger van on an extended week-long test drive, covering a total of 945.8 miles on a long, looping journey across seven states: Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. Of particular interest: how the safety technology offered on the Metris, such as blind spot assist, improved the driving experience. (Photos: Sean Kilcarr/Fleet Owner)

Fleet Owner recently took a Mercedes Benz 2017 model Metris passenger van on an extended week-long test drive, covering a total of 945.8 miles on a long, looping journey across seven states: Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. Of particular interest: how the safety technology offered on the Metris, such as blind spot assist, improved the driving experience. (Photos: Sean Kilcarr/Fleet Owner)

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Sean Kilcarr | Editor in Chief

Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.

 

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