powerglider
Stainless
- Joined
- Oct 13, 2006
- Location
- Mediapolis, Iowa
So I have a 2003 Sprinter van that uses a inline 5 cylinder and is High Roof with a ton of space.
Why aren't there any other diesel engines (or are there?) that power other vans the same size that are close to the same mileage?
Are Mercedes diesel cars also a step above other diesel cars in fuel consumption? I've never owner a Mercedes car.
The only other van I've owned that had decent consumption was back about 17-18 years ago when I had an Isuzu box van, and it didn't have anywhere near the acceleration and was a lot noisier.
I'm shopping for a motorhome and I only want to consider a Mercedes based engine on it based on this but wondered why I'm not seeing other diesel engines with at least close performance and consumption? You would think the auto and truck industry would be competitive enough to have several contenders in every category. What am I missing?
Why aren't there any other diesel engines (or are there?) that power other vans the same size that are close to the same mileage?
Are Mercedes diesel cars also a step above other diesel cars in fuel consumption? I've never owner a Mercedes car.
The only other van I've owned that had decent consumption was back about 17-18 years ago when I had an Isuzu box van, and it didn't have anywhere near the acceleration and was a lot noisier.
I'm shopping for a motorhome and I only want to consider a Mercedes based engine on it based on this but wondered why I'm not seeing other diesel engines with at least close performance and consumption? You would think the auto and truck industry would be competitive enough to have several contenders in every category. What am I missing?