2022 OM654 powered van badged 4x4 not AWD

bordeaux

Active member
Are all 4WD 2023 OM654 powered Sprinters badged AWD? Was chatting with a Sprinter owner today and his 2022 OM654 powered van has a 4x4 badge not AWD.
 

RVBarry

2023 AWD 170 DIY CamperVan
Yes; it's a new drivetrain and new OM654 4-cyl diesel engine.

(actually mine has no badges on the rear except the star.)
 

Boxster1971

2023 Sprinter 2500 144wb AWD
Are all 4WD 2023 OM654 powered Sprinters badged AWD? Was chatting with a Sprinter owner today and his 2022 OM654 powered van has a 4x4 badge not AWD.
What country are you in? 2022 OM654 Sprinters were available in Europe. I think they were also still badged as 4x4 with the new “4MATIC” system.
 

Boxster1971

2023 Sprinter 2500 144wb AWD
Ok - thanks. For some reason in USA they are now badged as AWD for 2023 models. Who knows the mysteries of MB marketing. The technical documents seem to call it a 4MATIC like all other Mercedes vehicle with AWD.
 

bordeaux

Active member
Confusing! I spotted a few 319 4x4 over last month and assumed they were the 3.0 V6. I asked about his fuel consumption & he was averaging 13.5 l/100 km which sounds a bit better than the V6. It was a 144 high roof fully converted with BFG A/T.
 

RVBarry

2023 AWD 170 DIY CamperVan
Confusing! I spotted a few 319 4x4 over last month and assumed they were the 3.0 V6. I asked about his fuel consumption & he was averaging 13.5 l/100 km which sounds a bit better than the V6. It was a 144 high roof fully converted with BFG A/T.
aka 17.4 MPG.

On my 2023 AWD 170 HR, my average in 2300 miles of mostly interstate driving is 19.7 MPG, and on days it isn't very windy I get 21-23 average over the whole day, even at 70-75mph.
 

bordeaux

Active member
That's impressive, my VS30 316 4x4 (OM651) automatic 144 HR with BFG tires and fully loaded up to 3.5t averaged 11.4 l/100km over the last 4500km when we drove from Brittany to Southern Spain then across to Portugal West coast. It's really hilly drive across Spain and windy this time of year on a mixture of motorways, back roads, dirt tracks and a lot of off roading.
 

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