This Is The Tow Truck You Want After Calling For Help

Past 12 months, the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary. The original bus was introduced in 1995 as a alternative for the growing old TN, and Polish coachbuilder Kegger has determined to give the Sprinter a belated birthday reward in the form of a specific edition tow truck.

What you see in the gallery under is not an official Mercedes-AMG merchandise but a minimal edition product created by Kegger, which also celebrates 25 yrs of existence. Logically, only 25 examples of the specific truck will be produced.

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Dubbed the Sprinter Petronas Version and showcasing F1-impressed livery, the truck is based on the most strong version of the Sprinter obtainable in Europe. The 319 CDI has a 3.-liter V6 turbo diesel with one hundred ninety horsepower (142 kilowatts) and 324 pound-toes (440 Newton-meters) of torque, channeled to the rear wheels by way of a 7-speed computerized. This is one particular of the number of tow vans you’ll at any time see geared up with an air suspension.

Visually, it attributes various revisions, including a totally new entrance bumper with much larger air intakes and a modified lip spoiler. Blackened radiator grille and black eighteen-inch alloy wheels with a thin contrasting gentle blue stripe spherical off the visual enhancements. 

Get within the cabin and you’ll discover an unexpectedly relaxed atmosphere for a tow truck. A large amount of Alcantara leather-based with inexperienced stitching can be found on the dashboard, seats, and doorway panels. Additional sound insulation in a mix with an upgraded audio program ought to develop a awesome spot to shell out the doing the job day in.

Of system, currently being a tow truck, the Sprinter Petronas Version has a flatbed at the back, accessed by way of two retractable ramps. There are also a number of large resource and cargo containers built-in into the building of the mattress.

Kegger wants €125,000 for the tuned tow truck, which interprets to about $147,three hundred at the present trade costs.