Archive for October, 2010
Monday, October 25th, 2010
If you are really looking for some nitty-gritty detail about the Sprinter’s new Eco Gear Gearbox, then you’ve come to the right place. Mercedes has taken the opportunity to launch a new gearbox alongside their new Euro 5 4-cylinder engine and re-engineered Euro 5 V6.
The new, high-torque engines in the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter harmonise perfectly with the likewise new ECO Gear six-speed manual transmission. This makes a major contribution to fuel economy and the improved driveability and agility of the new-generation Sprinter. The new transmission was completely newly developed for use in vans, and is likewise produced in-house.
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
The all-new four-cylinder OM 651 diesel engine from Mercedes-Benz for their Euro 5 Sprinter is a completely new design. It only shares its overall displacement of 2.15 litres with its predecessor. It has a completely different geometry, however. While the bore and stroke were previously roughly the same, the new engine is a long-stroke unit with a bore of 83 mm and a stroke of 99 mm. This allows a high ignition pressure of 200 bar, leading to increased torque, pulling power and overall performance. The compression ratio has been reduced from 17.5:1 to 16.2:1.
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Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Everest has become the latest company to invest in New Renault Master vans, as well as placing a sizeable order for Mégane Sport Tourers and Hatches.
The nationwide glazing firm has just signed up to a four-year solus deal with Renault, with the 77 vans being delivered throughout this month.
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Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Garden centre boss Tony Blake knows all about putting on a colourful display – and there’s certainly no missing his new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.
The brightly liveried van is the latest prize specimen to go on show at the award-winning St Peter’s Garden Centre in Broomhall, Worcester.
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Monday, October 11th, 2010
Elderly and infirm residents of East Dunbartonshire are travelling in style and safety, in a quartet of new Mercedes-Benz minibuses.
East Dunbartonshire Council has added four Mercedes-Benz Sprinters to its fleet. Supplied by Glasgow dealer Western Commercial, each has been converted by Bluebird Vehicles, of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, to carry 16 passengers.
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced some pretty cheap finance deals on the brand href=”http://www.vanlocator.co.uk/van/volkswagen/caddy/”>new Volkswagen Caddy extremely for customers until 31 December 2010. This includes all panel van and crew van variants
The £199 deal is for a 75PS 1600cc Caddy with BlueMotion Technology, giving cut down CO2 emissions of 139 g/km and 53.3 mpg. Rates increase to £209 for the Caddy Maxi. Customers can choose the duration of their finance agreement – rangin between one and four years with deposits of just one month’s rental.
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
Citroen has just been voted Green Van Manufacturer of the Year at an Awards do in London. Plus the Citroen Nemo achieved a ‘Highly Commended’ in the City Van of the Year category and the Citroen Berlingo secured a ‘Highly Commended’ in the Small Van of the Year.
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has sold its 15,000th Crafter van in the UK to Heateam, the heating and hot water specialist division of the Baxi Group.
The Crafter is one of 48 ordered as part of the Baxi Group’s ongoing vehicle replacement programme to update Heateam’s current fleet of Volkswagen LT32 vans.
Reliability and customer service were a key influence in remaining with the Volkswagen brand as Gordon Judge, Baxi Field Logistics Co-ordinator explained.
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