Mercedes Sprinter: heavyweight load carrier
Mercedes Sprinter: excellent for long distance
Sprinter road test
Review: Mark Bursa
Date Posted: 13/08/2007
Review: Mark Bursa
Date Posted: 13/08/2007
Mercedes Sprinter 315CDI Extra-Long 3.5t Super High Roof
What is it?
Massive, range-topping Mercedes panel van, with extra long wheelbase and super-high roof. This is the 2.2-litre turbo diesel – a stonking V6 version is also offered.
What's hot?
- Effortless motorway cruising
- Class-leading active safety features include ABS and ESP
- Superb build quality, panel fit and interior finish
- Enormous capacity – 17 cubic metres – plus payload of 2.5 tonnes…
- … makes Sprinter ideal for long-distance delivery work
- Long service intervals of 25,000 miles will reduce maintenance bills
What's not?
- It’s expensive…
- …though this needs to be counterbalanced by strong Mercedes residuals
- Cost of add-ons soon mounts up making a high-spec van pricey
- Automated manual transmission option no longer available.
What you need to Know
| P11D Value: | £30,233 |
| Monthly Rental: * | £n/a |
| What will it be worth: ** | £ |
| GVW: | 3500kg |
| Payload: | 1101kg |
| Loadspace Volume: | 17cu m |
| Basic Loadspace Dimensions: | 4700mm x 1780mm |
| Engine: | 2.1-litre turbo diesel |
| CO2 Emissions: | n/a |
| Power/torque: | 150bhp/330Nm |
| Economy: | n/a |
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Business Van Manager Road Test Rating
A Mercedes that lives up to its name. The Sprinter is comfortable, with excellent road manners, together with a cavernous loadspace. It’s pricey, but probably worth the extra.
