2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter | MotorWeek Road Test 

I do love full-sized van reviews. Thanks for this one! A comparison between this, the RAM Promaster, and Transit would make for an interesting future video as well.

damn, where's the 0-60?

The van is about to go to DHL.

Like the G wagon, only the interior and possibly the head lamps will tell if it is year model 1994 or 2020..

UPS had a bunch of these and they broke down so much back in the last 10 years that they trashed all of them!! Complete junk. Now they went back to Ram vans for the small air deliveries. I was shocked to see less than 10 year old vehicles all trashed out and sent to pasture when the big box trucks are 15 to 20 plus years old still rolling along.

I kinda want to buy one just cus

I was really hoping for a 0-60 and 1/4 mile test on this one. 😂

Doug Demuro needs to test this van cause he were complaining a lot about Mercedes Metris, but this Sprinter looks way better

Hope they rustproof them better than they used to.1st gens were lucky to make it 4 years before they looked like swiss cheese

Why are we late to the party? Yes, Ford has the Transit but I don’t think it’s this tall. Florists and caterers don’t need a V-8 van to run around town.

what the hell was that constant drumming noise in the background while he was talking? Was the sprinter making that noise?

3:50 - In the Northeast Amazon is using all Dodge ProMaster vans.

Between this and a 5 passenger SUV in similar price... may go with this. Tows well, huge cargo capacity, plenty of space for distance use, resale should be good.

These are designed to customize as campers or shag wagons or surf mobiles. 🏄🏻‍♂️👯‍♀️

Big Bird!

No slalom, 0-60, or braking tests? I just watched an '86 Suburban hustle through the cones on a retro review. No excuses!

I could definitely do without that "DHL Yellow" paint job, but the upgraded technology and more carlike interior makes it feel more like a Benz and less like a truck.

@0:49, 2.0 Litre I-4 turbo diesel available for the 2500 Sprinter? That’s news to me.

I've had a good bit of seat time with both the 2020 Sprinter and 2020 Transit. The Ford is a superior van in all respects except for engine power(no torque, its a freaking Mustang V6 with a 7000rpm redline lol). Main points are the Ford handles/drives a lot nicer, feels a lot tighter, doors close nicer, doesn't rattle as much. The step in height for the Ford is A LOT lower, both to the driver's seat and in the back, its a lot more short person friendly. Stock/base radio in the Ford is actually a nice unit, the one in the Benz sounds like a tin can and the head unit looks/operates like a 1990's Sanyo Wal-Mart special(no screen)

3:20 the 'comfort package' should be standard for a vehicle like this.

Do they still begin to rust out after 2 years?

Require 20 second 1/4 mile run.

The wheels on the sprinter go round and round

Mercedes-Benz and Toyota are competing to see who can be more American. Toyota has pickup trucks and SUVs, while Mercedes-Benz has SUVs and vans. I want to see what automaker outside the United States will follow in these footsteps next. Both brands offer way too many crossovers and SUVs and need to slim down their own lineups.

... any idea how many miles you can get out of these small motors before replacement or possibly overhaul ...

GM has the last traditional American V8 cargo van. Last I heard they were selling to a waiting list and I can't remember the last time I saw a new one on the lot of the Chevy dealer I drive past every day on my commute (I'm "essential" so have been commuting uninterrupted).

Sprinter van will always be the choice of the EUROPEAN COURIER.

What is mercs reason for not painting the front bumper. It looks cheap.they are charging a lot and pinching pennies.

Nissan Nv 1500, 2500 or 3500still is a better option and cheaper.

The dpf system sucks

These looked amazing when they were first introduced, a lot of my suppliers were using them and bragging about the bluetec fuel economy, now most of these have all rusted out, and sent to the junkyard when the DPF system clogged......

Waiting 0 to 60, quarter mile , can it drift

Mercedes: 188 horsepower 4 cylinder... Ford: 310 horsepower Twin Turbo V6... clear winner here 😂🤣😂

Aww man. I wanted to see them put this through the slalom coarse. Does it have an oil pressure or temp gauge?

Most of the Amazon Prime vans I see are Ram, a few are Mercedes. Have yet to see a Ford Transit Amazon Prime van.

Background music is too loud and annoying

Conversion Van perhaps

Nice platform but too temperamental with glitches

Great video!

Zazur jobsite

Seems very expensive compared to an E150 or comparable US built van. Hate to see US German trade deficit balooning while Germans shirk their full security costs. Germans are defended by US troops and jets, while closing markets to US goods, & reaping in fractions of trillions of Euros from open US markets. Perhaps a $50k per imported EU vehicle tariff is helpful until the trade deficit is balanced and Germany fully pays its NATO, security, intelligence and electronic surveillance amortized share of nearly $150 B per year. Someone is playing the fool.

I would consider it if it was beefed up!! These puny engines do nothing for me, I want to go mountain climbing and camping with my dogs, fit it with a bed and all the good stuff but for some reason it doesn’t make me trust these puny engines on this massive sprinter. I’d rather go with an E-350 Econoline

I've never understood why as a business owner you would buy these over a Ford Transit. More expensive to purchase, parts are more expensive, labour is more expensive.

Sprinter

Hope it's cheaper in the U.S because it's very expensive in the rest of the world. Thanks for the review.

Dirt bike hauling machine

I believe MB has decided to withdraw the Sprinter from the US market

10 inch touch screen!!?? On this??

WHY is there SOOOO much plastic cladding on a luxury brand's vehicle?

Love these sprinter vans

tiny home tiny living

they look nice

I want one

Seems like a decent rig, fuel economy is great but these things are notoriously tricky to maintain and long term reliability has yet to be proven at least for the models here in the US. Price is barely competitive against the Transit. Sad that GM has all but abandoned the segment

What's the market for a almost luxurious commercial van with plastic bumpers?

Still a dodge

I didn't realize that fleet customers watched MotorWeek or used your reviews to make multi-million dollar decisions. It's a truck, its over prices and reliability is crap because its a Mercedes. Rides like truck, gets crappy gas mileage. Are you guys running out consumers cars to review?

Vanlife!!!