4x4 Sprinter Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- In part 2 we take the 4x4 Sprinter offroad to test it's capabilities.
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Until this morning I never thought I cared about seeing a Sprinter Van off road. Now that I have seen it, I’m impressed. Now FedEx has no excuse to not deliver everywhere lol
Haha very true!
Wow, this vid made me incredibly anxious. Fantastic work.
Haha it was a fun one for sure!
Nice Video.
The Mercedes Sprinter is the only van that has the same international standarts worldwide. The tech specs on the sprinter are the same, in the usa, europe or somewere around the world. You can service them everywere. This is the reason why buyers choose the sprinter, if they want to travel a bit further .... 4x4 Sprinters have military standards, you see them in many countrys around the world.
Transit, Ducato (Promaster) and the VW Crafter are build special for each areas. For examble, the north american ford transit looks the same like the european model, but the tech specs are totally different to the european transits.
Great information!
Ordered a 4x4, coming in Aug. Good to know how far I can push it.
Hope it treats you well!
Amazing! Any chance you could make a video with the transit awd ?
I'd love to get my hands on one, I will see what I can do. Thanks for the support!
@@EngineAdventures great video! i'd love to see this also. transit awd would need an aftermarket lift to be comparable though. maybe one of the outfitters that add lifts like modvan or vandoit would let you borrow one of theirs.
I'll look into it, thanks!
Excellent breakdown... (Speaking of aftermarket four-wheel drive systems for bigger vehicles, have you ever looked into testing a UJOR-or-similar converted van/ ambulance? That would be an interesting test on your course... Thanks for all of your contributions :-)
I haven't had much contact with UJOR or Quigley. There is a Nissan dealership here in Utah that takes the NVP and adds Titan XD transfercase, front differential, and half shafts. Basically they keep it all Nissan, I looked at them but haven't driven one yet.
@@EngineAdventures Right on, thanks. (That Nissan sounds like an excellent candidate for an XL Overland rig...) Keep up the excellent work 🍻
Thanks for posting this video. You saved me $8100.00 . I'm not going to buy a 4×4 model for my work van. Looks more like more a novelty than a functional 4×4.
Thanks for watching! It can certainly help, especially for bad weather, but proper tires or tire chains in the winter will do.
There are some roads where during the winter you need 4x4 and/or chains (California Sierras), so that could be one reason for a work van to have 4x4. I just bought a Sprinter with 4x4 for a van conversion and bought it with that in mind.
Well I have to eat my words. I ended up buying a 2021 2500 4x4 hi-roof 170 extended for my delivery business . The 4x4 works great in snow , ice and muddy roads. Love this van, I have put 33,000 on it since October and it has not skipped a beat.
What is the max speed in 4 high? I have a Tundra Crewmax and its very clear in the owners manual and on driver side visor to not go above 100 km, but w our new 144 cant seem to find any info in manual.
@@pj-3325 I drove today 50 MPH in 4 high, not sure if I could go faster. I think the 2023 Sprinters will be AWD
Shining example of why you don’t 4x4 this van with OEM tires.
If he had KO2 tires would have navigated no issues
I wish that were the case. Having the right tires for the terrain certainly makes a huge difference. However, when the wheel is in the air better tires don't matter. What it really needs is lower gearing or a locking differential so that it can get more torque to the ground.
@@EngineAdventures go back and re film this with ko2 tires aired down.
Done the same sort of trails with a converted 4x4 2019 sprinter with no issues.
@@Jsuttar the camera makes it seem less steep than it is, but you may also have a conversion that has a better low range gear ratio. However, without a limited slip or locking rear differential it's not likely you would be able to make this climb. I don't know for sure how the conversions work, but I wouldn't think they would use the factory brake based traction control system.
@@EngineAdventures 2019 4x4 sprinter
Nice rig! So 4x4 from the factory?
Try to get your hands on a ford transit awd please!
I've driven one but only the 2wd version. I'll see what I can do!.
The Volkswagen T6 is available with 4WD as well ...
Nice! We don't get that here in the United States though.
Is the central lock and hi/low gears standard on all sprinter 4x4 or do they have to specified as factory extras at the time of ordering
As far as I know there is only one 4wd system available, it has the 35/65 front/rear torque split and the hi/low range transfercase.
@@EngineAdventures tnx
Благодарю за видео. Интересно. Cool Mercedes Sprinter 4x4. Hi from Russia, Moscow region , Chekhov. Look car GAZ Sobol 4x4 , N.Novgorod.
Sorry we don't get those here in the United States! Thanks for the support!
Turn off traction control. It works way better. Also tires make a big difference. I've had mine in a foot of snow, no issues.
I tried both with and without traction control. It really depends on the situation. Traction control also seemed to turn off the brake based limited slip differential, meaning you get more power to the wheels, but don't have the ability to transfer power side to side on an axle. For deep snow, mud, and sand, probably better with traction control off. For areas where you're lifting a wheel like rocks or really rough dirt roads, traction control on is likely better.
let tire pressure down when off road. also turn the traction control off.
In this case I don't believe there was a traction control off button, but even with the most traction in the world this van just doesn't have the low range gearing to make the really steep climb while having to brake two wheels that essentially don't have any traction to transfer power to the wheels that do have traction. Airing down the tires helps offroad, but wouldn't have made a difference in getting the van up the steep hill!
Yo he using a van😂😂😂😂😂
Haha, this was without a doubt the scariest vehicle I've tested off-road. It's soooo tall!
Whatever vehicle it is ur vids are still great 👍👍
@@joshinjoseph6473 thanks!
Hi from Russia
Hello!
So you have the tires what looks like fully aired up, not even off road tires are used, and you just go straight up with no sense of how to maneuver obstacles… not sure what the point is.
Tires can make a huge difference depending on the terrain, but that's not the point of these tests. The steep hill has two lines, but it's so torn up now that even the easy line has some medium hard stuff. In the case of the Sprinter it simply lacks the torque needed to make this climb. It really needs a low range transfercase if it's going to be able to make climbs this steep. When two wheels (diagonally oriented) are basically in the air, it doesn't matter how good the tires are if the vehicle can't transfer power across an axle to the tires with traction.
Приветствую🤝
Отличная машина 👍👍👍💪💪💪
Вот бы мне еë подарили😉
Мой совсем старенький:
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Защита ни о чем же снизу.
Horrible traction control system
It does well for bad weather, not so much for offroading
@@EngineAdventures Was pretty shocked that Mercedes uses such a crappy traction control in an otherwise pretty capable van, if you get the rear locker.
Didn't know it had an optional rear locker, not sure it does in the US, I will have to check.
@@EngineAdventures Agile Offroad now offer an afternarket ARB rear locker for the American 4x4 Sprinters.
Good to know, that would make a huge difference!