{"id":30592,"date":"2026-06-04T19:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/30592\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T19:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:30:12","slug":"luxury-mercedes-benz-sprinter-gets-svi-treatment-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/30592\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury Mercedes-Benz Sprinter gets SVI treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">SVI Engineering has unveiled what it describes as its most luxurious armoured vehicle yet: a heavily customised Mercedes-Benz Sprinter designed to serve as an executive lounge on wheels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The vehicle made its debut at Securex South Africa 2026 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg and combines B6-level ballistic protection with a bespoke luxury cabin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Based on the long-wheelbase Mercedes-Benz 517 CDI Sprinter, the conversion includes an armouring package comprising custom-fabricated steel plates, lightweight composite materials and ballistic glass. SVI says the package is designed to provide protection against assault-rifle threats, including AK47, R1 and R5 rifles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A bulkhead separates the front section, intended for a close-protection officer and security personnel, from the rear passenger compartment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Sprinter\u2019s 4,325mm wheelbase and overall length of 6,967mm provide ample space for a range of luxury features. The rear cabin is configured as a private lounge and includes two reclining seats with massage functions, while buyers can specify finishes such as carpeting or wooden flooring.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780601412_951_3FUHOLOICBBRRBRHIGNQVH55WY.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>The Sprinter\u2019s 4,325mm wheelbase and overall length of 6,967mm provide ample space for a range of luxury features. (SVI) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The example displayed at Securex featured a retractable 55-inch television, a premium audio system, two refrigerators, a kitchenette and an enclosed restroom with toilet facilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Other features include a dedicated rear air-conditioning system, additional sound insulation and revised suspension tuning aimed at improving ride quality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Despite the extensive modifications, the vehicle retains Mercedes-Benz\u2019s 2.0l four-cylinder turbodiesel engine, which produces 125kW and 400Nm. Power is sent to the rear wheels through either a six-speed manual or nine-speed automatic transmission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">SVI said pricing for the conversion is available on request and depends on the level of customisation specified by the customer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SVI Engineering has unveiled what it describes as its most luxurious armoured vehicle yet: a heavily customised Mercedes-Benz&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30593,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20951],"tags":[28876,28871,28872,28878,28877,3622,28875,28873,28880,28874,28870,28879],"class_list":["post-30592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mercedes-benz","tag-armoured-mercedes-sprinter","tag-b6","tag-b6-armour","tag-bulletproof-vehicle-south-africa","tag-luxury-executive-van","tag-mercedes-benz","tag-mercedes-benz-517-cdi-sprinter","tag-mercedes-benz-sprinter","tag-securex-2026","tag-securex-south-africa-2026","tag-svi","tag-svi-engineering"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}