Just spotted this is the Dusseldorf show mag
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Crafter rebadgedAre they badge engineered Mercs or VWs?
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Depends on where they market it price wise IE cheaper or dearer than the VW crafter---if like cars the VW is premium price with Seat and Skoda cheaper ----may be all about numbers picking up a bigger slice of market share and competing with the Merc version>> a decision made possible and easy because the Volkswagen Group owns MAN.
I wonder what the truth is ? Competing with themselves !
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Always thought the sprinter were built by Merc and the vw was a badge thing --so that would mean that Merc were not sharing with VWIt's something to do with VW not sharing the sprinter base in future.
Seven speed sprinter here. The new one is 9 speed. I often wonder why so many but apparently more efficient. Nobody told the motor in mine. It drinks more than a funsters at a rally on a hot eveningEight speed automatic sound interesting. Only available on Iveco based MHs at the moment.
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It's so you can have a higher final drive ratio, better mpg easier cruising. If high ratio, 4 speed box difficult to pull of from a standing start. Steep hill starts impossible.Seven speed sprinter here. The new one is 9 speed. I often wonder why so many but apparently more efficient. Nobody told the motor in mine. It drinks more than a funsters at a rally on a hot evening
.......and ScaniaVW Group own MAN
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There are other advantages too. If the torque converter input and output shaft speeds are more often closely matched then the lock-up clutch can be engaged for more of the time which also improves economy and keeps the gearbox cooler. Better economy with lower & higher ratio limits would benefit a manual gearbox but have to be offset against the necessary gearbox size and weight (and driver effort). Each extra ratio adds around an inch to the length of a manual gearbox . Probably less than a third of that for an auto.It's so you can have a higher final drive ratio, better mpg easier cruising. If high ratio, 4 speed box difficult to pull of from a standing start. Steep hill starts impossible.
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Audi, Bugatti, Skoda, seat and erm....
And porscheLamborghini, Ducati.
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The most obvious for usAnd let's not forget Bentley.