Highlights

Rare hand-built iBusiness 3D 4.0
All import and tax duties paid this car can move freely between UK and EU, This may differ from country to country.
Seller will register for UK if sold to UK buyer FOC
Bespoke €457,000 factory specification
315bhp BRABUS-tuned 4litre V6
Very high-tech super luxury trim
Just 6,600 miles from new
Ulez compliant

The Appeal

Here is something quite different. Owners of Rolls-Royces and Bentleys, in particular, may wish to take a moment. Because this Mercedes-Benz Viano puts your luxury and technology into the shade.

Behold the BRABUS iBusiness 3D. Beyond the functional name is a vehicle equipped with the sort of high-tech multimedia extravaganza specification to make mouths drop. And an original price to match. In 2015 this van retailed at €456,954.

In the rarified world of the iBusiness 3D, this is the one to have. It has been specified with a raft of factory options, including the BRABUS-tuned 4litre V6 engine delivering 315bhp. The red-top engine indicates that this unit was factory-built.

All of which makes it certainly special and quite possibly unique. It has covered just 6,642 miles from new, giving the buyer an opportunity acquire a barely-used iBusiness in which to travel in a style that few super luxury cars can achieve.

The History and Paperwork

German registration papers
Factory built high-specification LWB Viano 4.0 delivered on 21st May 2013
Fully detailed BRABUS specification shown in photographs
The iBusiness was conceived as a very high technology multimedia corporate conveyance
2 key fobs
Mercedes-Benz specification sheet included
Factory handbooks complete and in good condition

Brabus specification costing €456,954:

BRABUS iBusiness 3D based on Mercedes-Benz Viano 4.0 extra long
Rear air suspension can be lowered/raised
Electric sliding/tilting roof at the front and in the passenger compartment
Comfort telephony, battery boosted autopilot system, COMAND with TMC interface PARKTRONIC, rear view camera
Burglar and theft alarm system
Hot water heater with radio remote control
Heated seats for driver and passenger seats
THERMOTRONIC and TEMPMATIK automatic climate control in the rear
Bi-xenon headlights with cornering lights, LED daytime running lights, headlight cleaning system
Cruise control, tire pressure monitoring, airbags for driver and front passenger
Black glass for rear cabin area
Electric actuation for sliding door on the right
Gas pressure spring reinforces the tailgate
BRABUS sill panel with LED lighting set, aerodynamically favorable seal under the doors
BRABUS body kit
BRABUS Monoblock F light alloy wheels
BRABUS partition wall with electrically extendable integrated Sony 40 inch 3D screen
Intercom system between the rear and driver areas
Apple Mac mini integrated as an in-car computer in the rear storage compartment - 2 x Apple iPad (WiFi + 3G) + Bluetooth keyboard
iPod touch as an operating platform with BRABUS app to control all business and comfort functions
COMAND system in the rear with controller for convenient telephony with Bluetooth
Bang & Olufsen Soundsystem - Total system power 1200 watts
Two comfort individual seats, electrically adjustable, inki, massage function.
Footrests, electrically extendable for BRABUS Komfon seats
Two emergency seats, integrated in the partition
Two tables in the rear, electrically adjustable with holder for iPad and keyboard
Two illuminated interior mirrors, integrated in the roof console
Coffee machine integrated into the side panel
Safe with fingerprint recognition, integrated into the side panel
BRABUS scent module with four freely selectable scents
Four reading lights, integrated into the roof lining, custom-made front armrest
BRABUS star sky, various lighting modes freely selectable
Headlining in Alcantara perforated B-C and D-pillars in Alcantara
Decorative rods and roller blinds (14 pieces) made of fine Riluche oak
Front door panels completely covered in leather
Ddashboard upper and lower parts covered in leather
Front headliner (with sliding roof) and sun visors in Alcantara
BRABUS sports steering wheel
BRABUS door sills - illuminated
BRABUS aluminum pedal pads

The Condition

Obsidian black metallic paintwork
BRABUS Mastik leather interior, in sand with espresso accent parts
Very high specification which is detailed above
BRABUS Monobloc alloy wheels in anthracite finish showing good condition
Michelin tyres fitted all round
Retains all its BRABUS fittings including umbrella and cups
Well kept veneers finished to a high standard
Panoramic roof with front and rear glass panels

The joy of this iBusiness is that it takes what you imagine might be possible to fit in a Viano and confounds those ideas. Whether perusing the extensive specification list above or the photographs, it is hard not to look, increasingly slack-jawed, at the luxury on display.

The goal of the iBusiness was to give buyers a very high technology, multimedia vehicle and certainly the mix of IPads, BRABUS apps, COMAND system and on-board wifi are key parts of that promise. But they jostle with sumptuous luxury, whether it is the massaging, multi-adjustable seats, the Nespresso coffee maker or simply the privacy glass and blinds.

There is a level of technology and luxury on display here that we suspect even Bentley and Rolls-Royce would struggle to match. As you would expect from a car exhibiting such low mileage, it is all in very good order. It is pleasingly complete too, the factory BRABUS umbrella and coffee cups suitably in place.

The Mechanics

4.0 V6 LWB Viano upgraded to BRABUS 4litre 315bhp specification
Engine’s red top indicates this is a factory-built conversion
5spd automatic 5G-TRONIC gearbox
High factory specification including hill start assist and rear air suspension
Low mileage vehicle recently imported from Germany

While it may be tempting to stay awhile in the sumptuous cabin of this iBusiness, hard-charging captains of industry know that time is indeed money. No surprise then that this iBusiness is fitted with the top specification 4litre BRABUS version of Mercedes-Benz’ 4.0 litre V6 engine. It delivers a healthy, autobahn-storming 315bhp.

That factory fettling adds to what was an already high factory specification when this Viano left Mercedes-Benz in May 2013. It is also fitted with rear air suspension and hill assist start.

We understand that this is a well maintained vehicle which has recently been imported to the UK from Germany.

BEFORE YOU BUY

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