Rejoice, influencers who live in a van down by the river! Your hashtag van life just got a little bit easier, because4x4 is all-wheel drive, rather than four-wheel drive. Which means that, when you're heading to that Insta-friendly camping spot atop a glacier, on the rim of a volcano, or in the middle of a gurgling trout-filled river, you no longer have to push a button to engage the front axle.
So it's also nice that the 2023 Sprinter diesel is probably faster than the outgoing model. We say probably because we haven't yet done any instrumented testing, but it looks good on paper. The outgoing V-6 diesel offered 188 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque, while the new Sprinter diesel brings 211 horsepower at 3600 rpm and 332 pound-feet from 1600 to 2400 rpm. What's more, that increased output comes from a much-downsized engine, which is now a 2.
And that's helpful now that there's a little bit more power. It's not like the Sprinter will give you whiplash off the line, but the 2.0-liter feels admirably feisty, even with about 1200 pounds of ballast strapped into the cargo bay. Really, it feels quite a bit like the outgoing V-6 but presumably delivers better fuel economy. Four-cylinder compression-ignition rattle and vibration are mostly absent, with little noise making its way into the cabin.
in cargo-van form. The entry-level diesel is tuned for 170 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque and costs $49,295 as a cargo van or $54,905 as a passenger van. All-wheel drive is a $6400 option. That's a significant discount from the outgoing four-wheel-drive system, which was $8500. Evidently, ditching that low range really saves a few bucks. The minimum price for a high-roof all-wheel-drive cargo van with the high-output engine and a 170-inch wheelbase is $64,635.
When we initially heard that the top-of-the-range diesel Sprinter was losing two cylinders and a liter of displacement, that sounded like folly. But in practice, most people won't notice the difference one way or the other, even though the 2023 model is modestly more powerful and has a nine-speed transmission. So if you bought a diesel V-6 2022 Sprinter, you needn't indulge in any buyer's remorse.
MercedesBenz Apart from the giant grille and running lights, this thing looks pretty old-school - good effort MB
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