For various reasons, some people don’t want to be seen in expensive, flashy cars, but at the same time, they also don’t want to give up on the luxuries that such vehicles are equipped with.
This is why bespoke luxury vehicle specialists from Carisma Auto Design are offering a customizing package for the Mercedes-Benz Viano that really makes the large German van an S-Class of its category. The aftermarket company basically finishes off what Mercedes-Benz started in 2011 with the Viano Vision Pearl Concept.
Carisma takes the Viano, redesigns the interior and turns it into a fully functioning office on wheels. Whether it works on a brand new Viano or on one already owned by the customer, Carisma Auto has an official agreement with Mercedes-Benz for a global warranty on export sales to select countries worldwide.
The company boasts that the interiors are unique, according to individual customer demands. For instance, some of the recent customer requests for Carisma’s cars included solid crystal ashtrays and champagne flutes, integrated premium pen sets with tailored housing, customised seat embroidery, 42-inch televisions and refrigeration units.
The leather used in a Carisma Viano V1 is sourced from barbed-wire free environments to ensure a perfect hide and is complemented by a range of real wood veneers. The entire modification of the interior is made by hand by a team of English craftspeople.
There’s a range of multimedia options available, like on-board Windows or Apple operating systems, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, as well as audio equipment from Bang & Olufsen.
Carisma also takes care so the outside of the vehicle doesn’t hint to the special environment within, fitting the Viano with dark-tinted windows and leaving the exterior pretty much as it left the factory.
By Dan Mihalascu
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