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Cafrise box body on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis: 2.1-litre four-cylinder engine, 3,500kg gross weight, 6,590mm body length
Behind the name Cafrise stands a body builder that fitted a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis with its own box body; the chassis itself comes from Mercedes-Benz, not from Cafrise.
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The Sprinter is fitted with a four-cylinder diesel engine of 2.1 litres (2,143cc). With a gross vehicle weight of 3,500kg and an unladen weight of 2,850kg, a payload of 650kg remains. The body length of 6,590mm, on a wheelbase of 3,670mm and a width of 2,200mm, corresponds to a medium-length box body; the six wheels indicate twin tyres on the rear axle.
Chassis with twin rear tyres and this wheelbase are typically chosen for bodies with high payload utilisation and large load volume, such as box or refrigerated bodies. As an N1-category vehicle up to 3,500kg, it can be driven on a category B licence; commercial use with a refrigerated body additionally requires the cold chain to be documented according to hygiene rules for the goods carried.
When buying a used box body of this kind, alongside the usual Sprinter chassis checks — timing belt or chain, AdBlue system, brakes — the condition of the body itself matters most: the tightness of the roof skin and door seals, the function of the tail lift if fitted, and the condition of the interior lining in the load area. On a commercially used box van, the load-floor covering and the tie-down points are also worth a look.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Cafrise Sprinter
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