Is GM missing the Boat
Currently, the Mercedes Sprinter chassis dominates the small class C market because it is the only diesel chassis available. Recently, GM has introduced a 2.8 turbo diesel in its Colorado truck. If GM...
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hpdrver wrote:
Unfortunately, the Ford Transit does not now have the gvwr or power specs to match the Mercedes or replace the E450 chassis. Maybe in the future it may be able to match the sprinter in gvwr and gvcr but not now. Mercedes is currently expanding its Sprinter facility in South Carolina to handle increased demand.
Someone sees a market in this segment and it's not GM or Ford.
The Transit is a lot closer in GVWR to the Sprinter (670 pounds difference) than either one is to the E-450 (3470 / 4140 pounds difference).
For completeness, he Ram ProMaster has a significantly lower GVWR (1460 pouns less than the transit), and the GM/Chevy van chassis is rated 300 pounds less than the E-450. In all cases, these are the maximum available GVWRs.
