• Pop-up camper van becomes the purest new “Mercedes of RV life” Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Much like Ford and its40 years of Nuggetcamper vans, Mercedes has been working with Westfalia on its own little mini-camper since the 1980s. • In fact, theMarco Polo launchedtwo years before the Nugget and four years before the Westfalia-convertedVolkswagen California. • Now, Mercedes follows Volkswagen in leaving Westfalia behind and pulling its small camper van production entirely in-house. • So, more literally than any other vehicle on the planet, the newly updated 2026 Marco Polo is the Mercedes of RV life. • Mercedes-Benz stresses that pulling Marco Polo production in-house will ensure the highest quality standards by putting its own proverbial fingerprints all over every step and detail. • It also believes that the intermingling of van production and camper fitment will lead to synergies that speed up overall production and pave the way for more flexibility and efficiency.
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