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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Everything this runtime knows about the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, each fact with its basis: published, measured, derived, modelled, assumed or estimated.
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Reference twin · 2026 Cargo 2500 · 144 in high roof · RWD
Mercedes-Benz's published dimensions, mass and torque for the current US cargo van. Width, tyre radius, clearance and power in kW are estimates.
- Model years
- 2026
- Virtual garage
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Body and dimensions body · structure
| Fact | Value | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Configuration | US Cargo 2500; 144-inch wheelbase; high roof; 1950 cc standard-output diesel; RWD; 9G-TRONIC automatic. Public reference, not owner vehicle. | published | |
| Length | 5.94 m | published | 234 in, OEM rounded overall length; SI conversion does not add precision. |
| Body width | 2.02 m | estimated | Illustrative body width; exact trim body width not verified. OEM 92 in = 2.3368 m INCLUDES mirrors and is not this field. |
| Height | 2.72 m | published | 107 in, high roof, published rounded value. |
| Wheelbase | 3.66 m | published | 144 in nominal wheelbase; not a measured axle hardpoint. |
| Front track | 1.71 m | published | 67.2 in published front tire track. |
| Rear track | 1.73 m | published | 68.2 in published rear tire track. |
| Ground clearance | 0.20 m | estimated | Illustrative clearance; not verified OEM ground clearance. Cargo floor height is not clearance. |
Mass and payload body · structure
| Fact | Value | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curb mass | 2230 kg | published | 4916 lb base curb mass. Add occupants/cargo separately; 9050 lb GVWR is a limit, not operating mass. OEM axle mass rows are inconsistent and rejected. |
| Gross vehicle weight rating | 4105 kg (9,050 lb) | published | A limit, not an operating mass. |
| Payload to the rating | 1875 kg | derived | The rating less base curb mass. Occupants, fuel beyond curb, racking and any upfit come out of it. |
Engine and drive powertrain · engine
| Fact | Value | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 127 kW | estimated | OEM raw value 170 hp at 3800 rpm; conditional conversion using mechanical hp = 0.745699872 kW. Source does not disambiguate hp/PS; OEM kW remains unverified. |
| Peak torque | 400 N·m | published | 295 lb-ft at 1400-2400 rpm. Plateau endpoints only; no full torque curve. 9G-TRONIC ratios/final drive unknown; reject source axle-ratio text 59%/41%. |
| Power to curb mass | 56.9 kW/t | estimated | From the estimated kW figure. |
Wheels and tires wheels_tires · tires
| Fact | Value | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling radius | 0.37 m | estimated | Illustrative rolling radius. Source lists no usable tire size; not measured loaded radius. |
Cabin body · seats
| Fact | Value | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats and doors | 2 seats, 2 doors | estimated | An authored animation layout; no landmark, hinge or seat position is measured Sprinter geometry. |
Not modelled yet
| System | Gap |
|---|---|
| powertrain | No combustion model for the 1950 cc engine. |
| powertrain | The source publishes no 9G-TRONIC ratios or final drive, so no gearbox model. |
| powertrain | No performance figures: no gear ratios or final drive to run them from. |
| suspension | The Virtual garage drives this van on an estimated comfort setup, not Sprinter spring or damper rates. |
| brakes | No Sprinter rotor, caliper or brake-bias data. |
Reference twin · NCV3 · OM651 2.1 L diesel · 722.9 seven-speed
The OBD twin's Sprinter: a combustion model of the OM651 four, the 722.9 gearbox solved from its tooth counts, and the road-load priors the twin fits from a drive.
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Engine: OM651 powertrain · engine
| Fact | Value | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layout | inline 4, diesel | published | |
| Bore × stroke | 83.0 × 99.0 mm | published | |
| Displacement | 2.143 L | derived | π/4 · bore² · stroke · cylinders. |
| Compression ratio | 16.2:1 | published | |
| Firing order | 1-3-4-2 | published | |
| Balance | two Lanchester shafts | published | They turn at twice crank speed and cancel the four's second-order shaking force. |
| Connecting rod | 150 mm, rod ratio 0.33 | assumed | Sized to a diesel of this bore, not taken from an OM651 drawing. |
| Mean piston speed | 15.2 m/s at 4600 rpm | modelled | 2 · stroke · rpm / 60, at the model's engine-speed limit, which is assumed. |
| Peak cylinder pressure | 131 bar, 14° after TDC | modelled | Full fuel through generic turbo-diesel combustion (boost, timing and a Wiebe burn from textbook values), not an OM651 map. |
| Indicated mean effective pressure | 23.9 bar | modelled | Full fuel through generic turbo-diesel combustion (boost, timing and a Wiebe burn from textbook values), not an OM651 map. |
| Indicated torque at 2,000 rpm | 408 N·m | modelled | Gas and inertia torque averaged over the cycle, with no friction taken off. |
| Second-order torque ripple at 2,000 rpm | ±728 N·m | modelled | A four fires twice per crank turn; the flywheel and damper take this out. |
| Thermostat opens | 87 °C | assumed | The OBD twin's prior. |
Gearbox and final drive: 722.9 powertrain · transmission
| Fact | Value | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | seven-speed planetary automatic: four sets, seven shift elements | published | Tooth counts and the shift table come from the published gear table. |
| Spread | 6.02 | derived | First over seventh, solved from the tooth counts. |
| Axle ratio | 3.923 | assumed | The common NCV3 fitment, and the prior the OBD twin's fit starts from. |
| Tyre rolling radius | 0.375 m (245/75 R16) | assumed | The OBD twin's prior. |
| Gear | Solved | Published | km/h per 1,000 rpm | mph per 1,000 rpm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.377 | 4.3772 | 8.2 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 2.859 | 2.8586 | 12.6 | 7.8 |
| 3 | 1.921 | 1.9206 | 18.8 | 11.7 |
| 4 | 1.368 | 1.3684 | 26.3 | 16.4 |
| 5 | 1.000 | 1.0000 | 36.0 | 22.4 |
| 6 | 0.820 | 0.8204 | 43.9 | 27.3 |
| 7 | 0.728 | 0.7276 | 49.5 | 30.8 |
modelled Ratios are solved from the tooth counts and sit beside the published ones. Road speed uses the assumed axle and tyre.
Road load powertrain · driveline
| Fact | Value | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mass | 2800 kg | assumed | A prior the OBD twin's fit starts from. |
| Drag area (Cd·A) | 1.40 m² | assumed | A prior the OBD twin's fit starts from. |
| Rolling resistance | 0.010 | assumed | A prior the OBD twin's fit starts from. |
| Driveline efficiency | 88% | assumed | A prior the OBD twin's fit starts from. |
| Power to hold 55 mph | 22 kW | modelled | Drag and rolling resistance on level road in still air at 20 °C, through the driveline efficiency. |
| Power to hold 70 mph | 39 kW | modelled | Drag and rolling resistance on level road in still air at 20 °C, through the driveline efficiency. |
12 V electrical electrical · charging
| Fact | Value | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery | 95 Ah AGM, 850 CCA | assumed | Typical for a diesel van of this size, from CRE8VIRTUAL's electrical model; not read from a Sprinter. |
| Alternator | 180 A, regulated to 14.40 V at 25 °C | assumed | Typical for a diesel van of this size, from CRE8VIRTUAL's electrical model; not read from a Sprinter. |
| Starter draw | 371 A | assumed | Typical for a diesel van of this size, from CRE8VIRTUAL's electrical model; not read from a Sprinter. |
Not modelled yet
| System | Gap |
|---|---|
| powertrain | The 722.9's torque converter is not sized for this van; Virtual's converter is a generic one. |
| powertrain | No performance figures: the OM651 model gives indicated torque with no friction, so a pull from it would overstate the van. |
| fuel | Injection, rail pressure and fuel delivery are not modelled. |
| emissions | EGR, the particulate filter and SCR are not modelled. |
| brakes | Virtual's brake model scales a 1,400 kg car's rotors; there is no Sprinter brake data. |
| suspension | No NCV3 spring or damper rates. |
| body | No NCV3 dimensions are compiled in; the 2026 reference carries the current van's. |
Sources
- Mercedes-Benz 7G-Tronic transmission gear table (Wikipedia), from which CRE8VIRTUAL's 722.9 is solved
- CRE8VIRTUAL powertrain::engine OM651: published bore, stroke, compression ratio, firing order and balance shafts
- CRE8VIRTUAL vehicle_twin::mercedes_sprinter: the OBD twin's priors
Model years
EPA's fuel-economy file lists no rows for this model. It covers light-duty vehicles; most vans and trucks over 8,500 lb GVWR are outside it.
EPA coastdown
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Registered on this runtime
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