To commemorate 30 years since the first Sprinter van was released, Mercedes-Benz is launching a special edition with an appetite for adventure.
Now, to celebrate 30 years in production across three generations, Mercedes-Benz Vans Australia will add a limited 30th Anniversary Edition model to the range.
Mercedes-Benz introduced the Sprinter van to its commercial vehicle range internationally in 1995, giving the brand a large commercial vehicle to underpin vans, cab-chassis bodies, and minibuses.
While the Sprinter is synonymous with delivery vans and ambulances locally, the limited-run version takes a more lifestyle-focused approach.
An allocation of 30 examples of the Sprinter 30th Anniversary Edition will be available for Australian customers, sold exclusively online.
Orders are open via the Mercedes-Benz Vans Australia website from now until October 1, 2025.
Starting life as a mid-wheelbase Sprinter 419CDI, powered by a 140kW/450Nm 1.9-litre turbo diesel engine, the 30th Anniversary pack adds a high roof for increased interior room, seating for five occupants, and all-wheel drive.
To accommodate the second row of seats, rear trim panelling and rear speakers have also been added, while wood flooring helps keep the Sprinter somewhat rugged and ready to cope with anything thrown at it – or in it.
Other special touches include 'SPRINTER30' decals with a lower Pebble Grey and German flag side stripes, privacy-tinted rear windows, black steel wheels, High-performance LED headlights and LED tail lights, front fog lights with cornering lamps, a digital rear view mirror, and a 360-degree camera.
Changes to the 30th Anniversary Sprinter are claimed to add over $25,000 in value, with pricing for the new model starting from $105,931 before on-road costs, compared to the $91,567 starting price of a rear-wheel drive cargo 419CDI MWB.
While the Sprinter was first launched overseas in 1995, Australian deliveries kicked off in 1998.
Over its lifetime, the Sprinter has been sold around the world as a Mercedes-Benz, a Dodge, and a Freightliner, and a restyled version of the second-generation Sprinter was also sold as the Volkswagen Crafter, albeit with Volkswagen, rather than Mercedes-Benz engines.
Mercedes-Benz even used the Sprinter as the basis of an April Fool’s Day prank in 2015, promising an AMG-enhanced 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 version of the van that, of course, was nothing more than a set of photoshopped images with no chance of ever becoming a production reality.
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