Mercedes Sprinter Is More Than A Mini Van

Mercedes Sprinter Is More Than A Mini Van

Think of mini vans and the first thing that comes to mind might be dumpy, mid-sized cars hauling kids to soccer practice. The market is saturated with unattractive, cookie-cutter vans that may look big on the outside, but inside are surprisingly cramped. The new Mercedes Sprinter aims to change the way you think about vans, and people have been taking into notice. With its sleek, sloping front and multitude of available options, Mercedes has created a van that's suitable for nearly everyone's needs while still looking stylish and maintaining a high quality standard. The Mercedes Sprinter is like a blank palette. It's available in a cargo and passenger model, meaning that it can be customized to satisfy a variety of individual tastes, including family and business needs. Family-wise, its one of the best options available. Even with its wide, tall body, the Mercedes Sprinter has smooth steering and an excellent turning radius, moving swiftly around tight corners.

It also comes standard with a tilt and telescoping steering wheel to make the drive even easier. If you're on the market for a business vehicle, the cargo version is an economical, as well as stylish option. It comes in your choice of standard, high, or mega roof height. Body length can be one of three options-233 inches, 273 inches, or 289 inches. And finally you have the choice of 144 inch or 170 inch wheelbase. A towing capacity of 7,500lbs, allows you to haul nearly anything you need. With all of the different combinations available, there is a size to fit any business's needs. Although the Sprinter is a practical cargo van, it can also be used as a charter vehicle, bringing passengers to and from destinations or on tours. Its cargo area makes it ideal as an airport shuttle. But it could also serve as a smaller, more intimate tour bus. Other available options and add-ons to tweak the Mercedes Sprinter to your liking include rear parking assist, automatic climate control, sunroof, and heated seats. Standard safety features are anti-lock breaks, an emergency window, and stability control. And as a bonus, its size makes it easy to add just about anything else you can think up. A sleeping bench, mini fridge, entertainment center-all is possible with this spacious and functional vehicle. So if you're on the market for something with more flair than the typical, dull minivans. Take a look at a Mercedes Sprinter and imagine the possibilities that lie within. A comfortable family car, a stylish camper, or a business opportunity-the Sprinter has them all covered with the quality you'd expect from Mercedes.

The championship developed into a battle between veteran Lauda he was 35 at the time and the younger, relentlessly ambitious Prost. Both drivers were known for taking a methodical and technical approach to their racing and, after coming to the conclusion that he couldn't beat his team mate in qualifying, Lauda focussed on preparing his car for the races. It paid off as he scored five wins and pipped Prost to the title by just half a point at the Estoril finale. In 1985, Lauda suffered a string of retirements as Prost built up the momentum that would lead to his rival securing his first title. At the same time, Lauda felt increasingly frustrated in the McLaren camp, and his relationship with Dennis began to unravel. At his home race, he announced that he was retiring at the end of the season and his only win of 1985, in the very next event at Zandvoort, gave him huge satisfaction. He briefly led his final F1 race on the streets of Adelaide, but a brake failure pitched him into the wall. This time, Lauda walked away from the cockpit for good.

After leaving F1, Lauda was subsequently able to devote his energy to building Lauda Air. But the crash of one of his 767s in Thailand in May 1991, caused by a Boeing technical failure, which claimed the lives of 223 passengers and crew, hit him hard. In 2000, Lauda Air became a subsidiary of Austrian Airlines, and was later absorbed. Lauda then started a second airline under the Niki name, this time focused on the budget market. More recently he would run a third airline, Laudamotion. But he never strayed far from motor racing, and he enjoyed a long second career as a vocal and popular TV pundit never afraid to speak his mind. He successfully dovetailed that with management stints at three different teams. Spells at Ferrari and Jaguar bore little fruit, and his brutally honest assessments of any situation were not always well received. Then in September 2012 he was announced as non-executive director of Mercedes Grand Prix.

Nico Rosberg had won that year's Chinese GP, but at the time the former Brawn team was probably fourth in the pecking order, and Michael Schumacher's comeback had not been as successful as had been hoped. But Lauda knew that Mercedes was well advanced with its hybrid engine programme for 2014, and he played a key role in convincing Lewis Hamilton to leave McLaren. In 2013, the last year with the V8 powerplants, Hamilton scored his first Mercedes win in Hungary, and Rosberg added two more successes in Monaco and at Silverstone. There was momentum building at the team, and when the hybrid power units did arrive in 2014, Mercedes was ahead of the game by some margin. Lauda subsequently played a huge part in steering Mercedes working in conjunction with Toto Wolff to five consecutive double world championships. He served as a crucial link to the company's top management. Over the years he had two kidney transplants, and last August a lung transplant. He had struggled with health issues ever since but, although he was unable to fulfil his usual hands-on role at the track, he remained in touch with what was going on at Mercedes.