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AUTO-SLEEPER M-STAR
Price from: £115,000 (TBC)
Berths: 2 Travel seats: 2
Base vehicle: Mercedes Sprinter
Length: 7.15m
Gross weight: 3,880kg
You could see the Mercedes M-Star as a significant departure from Auto-Sleepers’ usual fare, at over three-quarters of a metre longer than its largest current campervans and around £40k more expensive (comparing base prices). It even eschews the marque’s traditional Cotswold village names. But, in many ways, it is also a logical extension of the range - a range that already includes a quintet of Merc-based coachbuilts but has never previously included a Sprinter van conversion.
The M-Star is over 7m long, so it’s a significantly larger vehicle than not only Auto-Sleepers’ Peugeot-based campervans but most other mainstream van-based models, too. It also has to come with a 3,880kg maximum gross weight (requiring a C1 category on your licence) to achieve a practical payload.
Its £115,000 price tag might herald a sharp intake of breath but it reflects the prestige of the three-pointed star and, perhaps more importantly, the fully loaded specification here. For once, this is a test vehicle where what you see is what you get - as standard. There simply isn’t an options list, although you can select the external colour (metallic paint, of course). And, while the M-Star takes up station as the company’s new flagship, it also
