Mercedes-Benz celebrates Sprinter’s 20th birthday
11th September 2015
Mercedes-Benz Vans is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Sprinter van launch with a special limited edition.
The Sprinter 20th Anniversary edition has special ‘Sprinter 20’ badging on the front wing and a unique option bundle including air-conditioning, sat nav, a Driver’s Comfort seat with arm rest, wheel trims, and a chrome grille, worth over £2,000, for just £750.
Sprinter launched in 1995 and is a firm favourite in the large van sector, winning more than 70 UK-specific awards since it arrived in the UK, in April 1995.
By the end of June this year, 327,201 Sprinters had been sold in the UK, of which 69,457 were 313 CDI MWB models, across a wide range of customers in various sectors from home delivery and construction to ice cream vans and even a mobile deluxe beauty treatment room.
- More than 250,000 Sprinters have been panel vans, with 71,769 chassis cab variants.
- Perhaps unsurprisingly, the most popular colour choice has been white, with 199,794 vehicles sold since launch, followed by silver (14,313 vehicles).
- The most miles on a Sprinter in the UK currently, and serviced by a Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer, is 995,242 for a van registered in January 1999.
“Mercedes-Benz has been making vans since 1896 and has pioneered new standards in safety every step of the way, with Sprinter leading from the front,” the Managing Director of Mercedes-Benz Vans Steve Bridge said.
“From introducing ESP in 1995, offering the driver airbag as standard in 2000, launching Crosswind Assist in 2013, and most recently becoming the first manufacturer in the world to equip all new vans as standard with Rescue Assist QR code stickers, we have never sat still.”