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Plandex Sprinter: light chassis at the boundary of vehicle class N1 with a four-cylinder diesel engine and dual rear tyres, built for box and curtain-side bodies
Vehicles at the 3.5-tonne gross vehicle weight boundary sit at the edge between a category B and a category C1 driving licence and often serve as a base for box or curtain-side bodies in distribution transport, fitted onto the chassis afterwards by specialised bodybuilders rather than delivered ready-built.
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The four-cylinder diesel engine of 2,143 cm³ drives a vehicle on six wheels, with a wheelbase of 4,330 mm and a width of 2,600 mm. With a kerb weight of 3,000 kg and a gross vehicle weight of 3,500 kg, about 500 kg of payload remains for the body and its load.
Six wheels at a gross vehicle weight of 3.5 tonnes point to dual tyres on the rear axle, used on chassis carrying a heavier body for better load distribution. This layout still sits at the upper edge of vehicle class N1 and can still be driven on a category B licence, without the need for a dedicated truck-driving qualification.
When buying a chassis with a box or curtain-side body in this weight class used, the tightness of the body and the condition of the dual rear tyres matter most. The actual payload is worth checking against kerb weight and gross vehicle weight, since with only about 500 kg of payload even modest extra fittings reach the limit, and overloading the rear axle is a real risk with such a narrow margin.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells SPRINTER
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