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The Sprinter is fitted with a four-cylinder diesel engine of 2.0 litres (1,950cc). With a gross vehicle weight of 3,500kg and an unladen weight of 2,900kg, a payload of 600kg remains. The body length of 7,550mm, on a wheelbase of 4,330mm and a width of 2,260mm, corresponds to a long body on an extended wheelbase; the six wheels indicate twin tyres on the rear axle. Top speed is given as 160km/h. The Dutch vehicle register records twenty vehicles of this type.

A wheelbase of 4,330mm against a body length of 7,550mm shows a marked rear overhang, typical of box or refrigerated bodies designed for maximum load volume. As an N1-category vehicle up to 3,500kg, it remains driveable on a standard category B car licence, even though its overall length visually resembles a heavier truck.

When buying a used vehicle, alongside the usual Sprinter chassis checks — AdBlue system, brakes, condition of the rear leaf springs — a body with such a long overhang particularly calls for checking the frame reinforcement and body mounting, since the long rear overhang loads the chassis rails more heavily than the short standard chassis does and needs regular inspection of the welds and cross members.