Sprinter Van's 4x4 Off-Road Test

First stop: the Sutton Place Hotel at Revelstoke Mountain in British Columbia. The Mercedes-Benz...
On sale now, the Sprinter 4x4 is available in the Cargo Van, Passenger Van and Crew Van...
We followed the Columbia River north toward the Monashee Mountains, best known for the Mica Dam...
The premium for the 4x4 version is $6,400. A low-range gear option is available for $400 more.
The Sprinter crew van accommodates five passengers (or five happy campers) while leaving 144...
Now the fun really starts. As the only factory-option four-wheel-drive system on the market for...
Four wheel drive is activated by putting the van in neutral or park and pushing this button to...
The yellow triangle in the side-view mirror notifies the driver of a passing vehicle. Blind Spot...
While this region of the Canadian Rockies averages nearly 20 feet of snow a year, we didn't find...
Instead we got mud, a substantial challenge for any four-wheel-drive vehicle.
Our Sprinter caravan negotiated mud channels at times a foot deep. As the Sprinter 4x4 system...
Our off-road driving skills were put to the test. After some coaching and jockeying, all vans...
Heli-skiing was not on the agenda. We'll save that for another trip.