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Mercedes-Benz is updating its Sprinter commercial van for the 2023 model year with a fully four-cylinder lineup of gasoline and diesel engines, plus an all-new all-wheel drive system that promises improved efficiency and capability.
The new all-wheel drive system is an on-demand setup that automatically shuffles torque between its axles as needed, which allows more fine-tuned control over terrain. The new system is also able to send more torque to the front axle with up to a 50/50 percent split versus the 35/65 max of the engageable 4×4 system that it replaces. Mercedes also promises that the new AWD hardware will maintain the same ground clearance and approach, departure and breakover angles as the outgoing drivetrain.
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1/31 SLIDES © Provided by Roadshow Mercedes-Benz has announced a host of powertrain upgrades for the 2023 Sprinter van aimed at improving efficiency and capability.
2/31 SLIDES © Provided by Roadshow The van will be available with a new on-demand all-wheel drive system.
3/31 SLIDES © Provided by Roadshow Automatically shifting torque to the front axle as needed will boost control when needed and help minimize powertrain losses when you don’t.
4/31 SLIDES © Provided by Roadshow The new system can send up to 50-percent of available torque to the front wheels, an improvement over the outgoing system’s 35/65 max split.
5/31 SLIDES © Provided by Roadshow Benz is also replacing its old 7G-Tronic gearbox with a new standard 9G-Tronic unit.
6/31 SLIDES © Provided by Roadshow With two additional ratios to work with, the Sprinter should boast improved acceleration from a stop and improved efficiency at cruising speeds.
7/31 SLIDES © Provided by Roadshow The Sprinter is also switching to a full four-cylinder stable of available engines for the 2023 model year.
8/31 SLIDES © Provided by Roadshow Joining the current 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine is a new 2.0-liter turbodiesel four-banger.
9/31 SLIDES © Provided by Roadshow The diesel will come in 168 and 208 horsepower variants that boast reduced consumption and emissions relative to the current turbodiesel V6.
10/31 SLIDES © Provided by Roadshow Expect the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter models with the new all-wheel drive option to begin arriving in the US in 2023.
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The new AWD system sits at the business end of a completely updated powertrain for the 2023 Sprinter lineup. Working up the drivetrain, Sprinter vans are transitioning to a new 9G-Tronic automatic transmission as standard equipment, replacing the previous 7-speed unit. With more ratios spread more broadly, the Sprinter should boast improved off-the-line acceleration thanks to a lower first gear and, hopefully, improved performance and efficiency at speed.
Additionally, the Sprinter is trading its tried-and-true 3.0-liter turbodiesel V6 in favor of the brand’s 2.0-liter turbodiesel inline four-cylinder. The new OM654 engine, as it’s known internally, will be available in 168-horsepower and 208-hp configurations. We’ve seen versions of this engine previously in other Mercedes-Benz cars and vans so, barring any surprises, I’m expecting between 280 and 310 pound-feet of peak torque. That’s a touch lower than the V6’s 325 lb-ft, but maybe that new 9-speed will make up some of the difference with gearing.
© Provided by Roadshow With a lower first gear and the ability to send more torque to the front wheels, the 2023 Sprinter should boast more fine-tuned control over terrain. Mercedes-Benz Vans
Joining the current 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine, the new diesel engines complete a lineup of purely four-cylinder engines for the 2023 model year Sprinter van, a portfolio that Mercedes says boasts better efficiency and lower emissions than before. Expect the new four-cylinder gasoline and diesel Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van lineup and the new all-wheel drive option to start arriving in the US market in early 2023.
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