Ford e-Tourneo Custom vs Mercedes VLE
Mercedes VLE leads 8 to 2
Biggest differences: DC charging — Ford e-Tourneo Custom 125 kW, Mercedes VLE 300 kW · WLTP range — Ford e-Tourneo Custom 353 km, Mercedes VLE 709 km · AC charging — Ford e-Tourneo Custom 11 kW, Mercedes VLE 22 kW.
Ford e-Tourneo Custom
Ford e-Tourneo Custom is a D-segment passenger van (MPV), in model year 2027 in four variants: WLTP range from 312 to 353 km, power of 218 or 286 hp.
Mercedes VLE
Mercedes VLE is a D-segment passenger van (MPV), in model year 2026 in two variants with a 115 kWh battery: the VLE 300 with a WLTP range of 709 km and the VLE 400 4MATIC with 422 hp.
Profile against the market: Ford e-Tourneo Custom vs Mercedes VLE
Ford e-Tourneo Custom160 kW RWD
Mercedes VLEVLE 300
Ford e-Tourneo Custom or Mercedes VLE — who wins where
Mercedes VLE leads 8 to 2
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- WLTP range kmMercedes VLE +356 km
- Battery kWhMercedes VLE +44 kWh
- Consumption ↓ kWh/100 kmMercedes VLE −5.5 kWh/100 km
- Power PSMercedes VLE +58 PS
- 0–100 km/h ↓ sNo data
- Top speed km/hMercedes VLE +50 km/h
- DC charging kWMercedes VLE +175 kW
- AC charging kWMercedes VLE +11 kW
- Charging ↓ minMercedes VLE −4 min
- Weight ↓ kgFord e-Tourneo Custom −379 kg
- Boot lFord e-Tourneo Custom +357 l
Technical data: Ford e-Tourneo Custom vs Mercedes VLE
Bold and underline = better value · ↓ = lower is better · — = no data
| Key parameters | Ford e-Tourneo Custom 160 kW RWD | Mercedes VLE VLE 300 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range and energy | |||
| WLTP range | 353 km | 709 km | Mercedes +356 km |
| Battery | 71 kWh | 115 kWh | Mercedes +44 kWh |
| Consumption ↓ | 24 kWh/100 km | 18.5 kWh/100 km | Mercedes −5.5 kWh/100 km |
| Charging | |||
| DC charging | 125 kW | 300 kW | Mercedes +175 kW |
| AC charging | 11 kW | 22 kW | Mercedes +11 kW |
| Charging 10–80% ↓ | 29 min | 25 min | Mercedes −4 min |
| Range per minute of charging | 8.5 km/min | 19.9 km/min | Mercedes +11.4 km/min |
| Voltage | 400 V | 800 V | Mercedes +400 V |
| Performance and drivetrain | |||
| Power | 218 PS | 276 PS | Mercedes +58 PS |
| 0–100 km/h ↓ | — | 8.9 s | — |
| Top speed | 130 km/h | 180 km/h | Mercedes +50 km/h |
| Drivetrain | RWD | FWD | different type |
| Practicality | |||
| Weight ↓ | 2408 kg | 2787 kg | Ford −379 kg |
| Boot | 1152 l | 795 l | Ford +357 l |
| V2L (external power) | Yes | No | only Ford |
| Length | 5050 mm | 5309 mm | Mercedes +259 mm |
| Width | 2032 mm | 1999 mm | Ford +33 mm |
| Height | 2040 mm | 1943 mm | Ford +97 mm |
| Wheelbase | 3100 mm | 3342 mm | Mercedes +242 mm |
The better value in each row is bold and underlined in the colour of the car. Metrics marked ↓ — lower is better. Dimensions are shown without picking a winner.
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Which has the longer range — Ford e-Tourneo Custom or Mercedes VLE?
The Mercedes VLE goes further: 709 km WLTP against the 353 km of the Ford e-Tourneo Custom. That is a difference of 356 km.
How do the drivetrains of the Ford e-Tourneo Custom and the Mercedes VLE differ?
The Ford e-Tourneo Custom has RWD and 218 PS. The Mercedes VLE has FWD and 276 PS.
Which one can power appliances from a socket (V2L)?
Only the Ford e-Tourneo Custom — its 71 kWh battery then works as a power source. The Mercedes VLE, with 115 kWh, does not offer it.
Which has the bigger boot?
The Ford e-Tourneo Custom takes more: 1152 l against 795 l in the Mercedes VLE. The difference is 357 l.
Technical data comes from official manufacturer materials and we do our best to verify it, but a manufacturer can change a specification without notice and mistakes do happen. Confirm the figures with a dealer before you buy — we accept no liability for decisions made on the basis of this data. Full disclaimer
Range, consumption and weight are given for the base configuration: manufacturers homologate them as a band of values that depends on wheels and equipment (e.g. 533–592 km), and we take the lightest variant, on the smallest wheels — i.e. the most favourable. The same model on larger wheels will travel a shorter distance.