Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Get New More Efficient Diesel Engines

Mercedes-Benz has updated its Sprinter lineup a new generation of diesel engines, new manual transmissions and numerous other features.

The Sprinter van is cleaner, more economical and more powerful than ever, with engines of exemplary efficiency.

The Sprinter uses a range of four cylinder and V6 diesel engines all with common rail injection systems and particulate filters for smoke free operation.

The new four-cylinder unit replaces a number of existing diesel engines. Thanks to its compact design, it can be mounted either longitudinally or transversely, which in turn means that it can be used in a variety of production series.

All the variants of the new engine already comply with the Euro 5 emission standard. This becomes mandatory for commercial vehicles above 3.5 t gross vehicle weight from the autumn, and will apply to commercial vehicles below this threshold in 2011.

Four-cylinder CDI: wide output range, three output classes
Three output variants of the new four-cylinder engine are available for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter:

 - 210 CDI/310 CDI/510 CDI: output 70 kW (95 hp) at 3800 rpm, max. torque 250 Nm at 1400-2500 rpm
 - 213 CDI/313 CDI/413 CDI/513 CDI: output 95 kW (129 hp) at 3800 rpm, max. torque 305 Nm at 1200-2400 rpm
 - 216 CDI/316 CDI/416 CDI/516 CDI: output 120 kW (163 hp) at 3800 rpm, max. torque 360 Nm at 1400-2400 rpm

Compared to its predecessor, the top engine variant now benefits from an eight percent increase in output and an increase of no less than ten percent in maximum torque.