While comfortable I was initially a bit intimidated at what is a large vehicle, having not stepped behind the steering wheel of anything quite this size for almost a decade. My test vehicle wasn't the longest however, but a 'midsize' version boasting a wheelbase of merely 3,556 mm (140 inches).
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| Dodge offers a variety of Sprinter configurations, with three wheelbases and two roof heights making a total of five sizes available for any application. (Photo: Trevor DaimlerChrysler) |
All in all, Dodge offers a variety of Sprinter configurations, with three wheelbases and two roof heights making a total of five sizes available. Starting with the 2,997 mm (118 in) "short" wheelbase, followed up by the 3,556 mm (140 inch) wheelbase version that I was driving, and finally the longest 4,013 mm (158 inch) wheelbase van. It ranges in height from the regular size that I was testing to 1,854 mm (73 inches) tall.
My test Sprinter was a passenger model, with durable yet attractive cloth seats throughout. Either eight or ten passenger configurations are available, accessible from a large 1,499 mm (59 inch) sliding door on the passenger side that only needs 41 mm (1.6 inches) of free space outside of the vehicle to open.
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| The passenger model Sprinter features durable yet attractive cloth seats for either eight or ten people. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
In the back there's cargo capacity to spare no matter what wheelbase length is chosen, with a minimum of 6,994 L (247 cu ft) or maximum of 13,400 L (473.2 cu ft) of luggage space. The rear access doors stretch to the roof but aren't the rollup type that I had in my cube vans. Rather two conventional side-hinged swinging doors open to a complete 270 degrees (on all but short wheelbase Sprinters) and lock into place. This would allow a delivery person to open the doors, fix them into place and then back the truck up to a loading dock. With that in mind, the loading edge height is 655 mm (25.8 inches).