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Mercedes-Benz has updated its Sprinter van range with more safety equipment and comfort features, plus the addition of an all-electric eSprinter variant. The entry price into the line-up now kicks off at almost $5000 more than before.
The Sprinter range now starts at $71,740 for the medium wheel base (MWB) 311 Panel van and tops out at $121,041 for the new fully electric long wheel base (LWB) eSpinter.
All variants from panel vans to cab chassis body styles come updated with a large amount of safety tech including Active Lane Keeping Assist and Traffic Sign Assist.
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Two new safety items specifically tailored for commercial use are Moving Off Information Assist which monitors areas around the vehicles at speed below 10km/h and Side Guard Assist which supports the blind spot warning system but at lower speeds.
A leather-wrapped steering wheel with touch sensitive buttons and hands-off detection is also new.
The features join the Sprinters otherwise comprehensive safety list which includes AEB, crosswind assistance, load adaptive control and roll over mitigation.
A thorax airbag has been added as well to the existing front and side airbags protecting the driver and front passenger.
Cabin media technology also gets a boost with a new 10.25-inch touchscreen and “Hey Mercedes” assistant with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android auto.
The Sprinter range has lost its front wheel drive variants as it moves exclusively to rear-wheel drive with a 2.0-litre four cylinder turbo diesel engine powering the combustion engine line-up. The four-cylinder comes in several tunes producing: 84kW/300 Nm in the 311 Panel Van; 120kW/340Nm in the 315 and 415 Panel Van; 125kW and 400Nm in the 317, 417, 517 Panel vans and 517 Cab Chassis; and 140kW and 450Nm in 319, 419, 519 Panel Vans and 519 Cab Chassis.
The new electric eSprinter is also rear-wheel drive and comes in panel van form only. The eSprinter is offered in a choice of MWB with an 81kWh battery and LWB with a 113kWh battery with a range up up to 440km (WLPT).
Both eSpinters have a single electric motor making 150kW and 400Nm, and have a gross vehicle weight of up to 4.25 tonnes.
As for ownership costs all Sprinters including the eSprinter are covered by Mercedes-Benz's five-year/250,000km warranty, while the eSprinter's electric battery is covered by an eight-year 160,000km warranty.
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Variant |
Price (MSRP) |
|
311 Sprinter PV (MWB) |
$71,740 |
|
315 Sprinter PV (MWB) |
$79,706 |
|
317 Sprinter PV (MWB) |
$83,752 |
|
319 Sprinter PV (MWB) |
$87,241 |
|
415 Sprinter PV (MWB) |
$81,974 |
|
417 Sprinter PV (MWB) |
$86,018 |
|
419 Sprinter PV (MWB) |
$89,509 |
|
517 Sprinter PV (MWB) |
$91,101 |
|
519 Sprinter PV (MWB) |
$94,589 |
|
517 Sprinter CC (MWB) |
$81,547 |
|
519 Sprinter CC (MWB) |
$84,985 |
|
519 Sprinter Dual CC (MWB) |
$89,191 |
|
eSprinter 81kWh (MWB) |
$104,313 |
|
eSprinter11kWh (LWB) |
$121,041 |
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