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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vs Ford Ranger

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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

2023 price

Ford Ranger
Ford Ranger

$36,880 - $89,190

2024 price

Summary

2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
2024 Ford Ranger
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Diesel Twin Turbo 4, 2.0L

Diesel Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
Diesel

Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

7.8L/100km (combined)
Seating
2

5
Dislikes
  • Purchase/servicing costs
  • Highway noise levels
  • No RCTA/parking sensors

  • No rear passenger air-vents/USB
  • Front camera malfunction
  • Not much else
2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Summary

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter competes for market share with more than a dozen rivals in the highly competitive Light Duty (3501-8000kg GVM) division of Australia's Heavy Commercial segment.

Launched in 1995, the Sprinter is approaching three decades of service and during that time has evolved through three generations.

The current VS30 range continues a tradition of offering multiple variants including panel van, single cab-chassis, dual cab-chassis and minibus, capable of fulfilling a vast number of commercial and non-commercial roles.

We recently spent a week aboard one of many panel van variants to see how it performs in a daily workhorse role.

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2024 Ford Ranger Summary

The 4x2 segment of Australia’s light commercial vehicle market is where you’ll find utes primarily designed for hard yakka. These base-model workhorses come in a variety of body types including single cab, extra cab, dual cab, ute or cab chassis.

Buyers are typically government and commercial fleets, tradies, farmers, couriers and other business owners with a sharp focus on minimising costs.

In that context, base-model 4x2s are popular, as they not only avoid the added complexity/expense of 4x4 but also have minimal standard equipment.

Toyota has long dominated this segment with its 4x2 Hilux variants, but more recently its market share has diminished in the face of increasing competition from numerous rear-drive rivals, headed by Isuzu’s D-Max and Ford’s Ranger, which was recently crowned Australia's top-selling motor vehicle.

We recently spent a week aboard the blue oval's 4x2 workhorse offering, to see how it measures up in this increasingly competitive market segment.

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