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Mercedes-Benz has announced a host of powertrain upgrades for the 2023 Sprinter van aimed at improving efficiency and capability.
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The van will be available with a new on-demand all-wheel drive system.
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Automatically shifting torque to the front axle as needed will boost control when needed and help minimize powertrain losses when you don’t.
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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.
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Benz is also replacing its old 7G-Tronic gearbox with a new standard 9G-Tronic unit.
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With two additional ratios to work with, the Sprinter should boast improved acceleration from a stop and improved efficiency at cruising speeds.
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The Sprinter is also switching to a full four-cylinder stable of available engines for the 2023 model year.
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Joining the current 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine is a new 2.0-liter turbodiesel four-banger.
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The diesel will come in 168 and 208 horsepower variants that boast reduced consumption and emissions relative to the current turbodiesel V6.
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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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