Mercedes Benz said its newly redesigned Sprinter, unveiled in Europe this week, is the third generation of this particular style of commercial van – a design first introduced in 1995, almost two decades ago. Yet the main reason Mercedes decided to craft a “third generation” Sprinter rests with the need to incorporate a range of new technologies that only became practical for use in commercial applications over the last few years.
Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.