Early discussion of 2007 Sprinter design included mention of Westfalia

Zach Woods

New member
This includes mention of a couple of different RV Conversion options
that will be available in the US. Unfortunately it is now looking like the 2007 Westfalia will not be available in the US.

BREAKING NEWS

DaimlerChrysler to Debut Updated Sprinter

RV Business

Thursday, July 21, 2005



DaimlerChrysler AG will introduce the next generation of Sprinter

commercial vans to North America in January 2007, according to

Automotive News. The new Sprinter will include a motorhome version.



The updated Sprinter will be unveiled in Europe in February, the

trade newspaper said.



For North America, the Dodge Sprinter will continue to be assembled

in Freightliner Custom Chassis LLC's Gaffney, S.C., plant from kits

manufactured in Europe. The plant has the capacity to assemble

20,000 units annually. In Europe, the vehicle will be available as

the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Volkswagen LT, and produced in

Germany.



The current Sprinter, launched in 1995, came to the U.S. in 2000

bearing a Freightliner nameplate. It became available through Dodge

in 2003 and the new version will be available only through Dodge

dealerships.



The current 154-hp 5-cylinder diesel engine that gets up to 26 miles

per gallon will be replaced with a 3.0 liter V-6 powerplant

introduced recently in several Mercedes-Benz cars.



For 2005 as many as eight American and Canadian manufacturers built

Class B motorhomes on the Sprinter chassis. Winnebago Industries

Inc., Forest City, Iowa, introduced the View and Navion Class C

motorhomes built on a Sprinter cutaway chassis.



For the upcoming model year Airstream Inc., Jackson Center, Ohio,

recently released a more affordable Parkway van camper based on the

Sprinter Class B chassis and also is marketing Sprinter-based

Interstate and Westphalia van campers based on the Sprinter

platform.



In 2003, the most recent year for which figures are available, 9,000

Sprinter vans were imported into the United States for both

commerical and recreational use, according to Dodge."
 

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