Hi just looking for a bit of advice. I've recently bought a 2010 316 duoliner, really for the crewvan seating. I normally use a ford transit 350 200ps. I'm finding the sprinter nippy enough thru the gears in urban driving however at motorway speeds, hills speeds drop down to 60 mph often requiring a change down to 5th. Is this normal and I'm spoiled by 200 bhp in the transit?
Thanks
We have a 216 Sprinter which has the same power plant but I am guessing it depends on what we call a hill. I have never had the experience of being in the latest, most powerful diesel powered Transit but the older ones would not pull the skin off of a rice pudding even if lubricated with syrup!!
Our Sprinter will humiliate any number of cars when we drive up a steepish hill that runs from the M5 onto the A380 (Telegraph Hill) The van has more than enough power and we have been forced to slow down by cars struggling to maintain a decent speed.
If you have a 160hp modern engine and you are comparing it to an equally modern 200hp engine with final drive, gear box, size of vehicle, its weight and load being comparable, I am guessing I can predict what one might get to the top of the hill first
Would I want a Transit, or am I happy with my Sprinter
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