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Originally Posted by cmac2012
Pretty wild. That vehicle weighs between 5000 and 5700 lbs., or so I read on the web. I learned how to drive on a '65 Lincoln Continental that weighed approx in that range and had a 430 cu.in. engine. And the Sprinter does well with a 119 cu.in engine.
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The transmission helps a lot. First is low and has a finely tuned torque converter that stalls perfectly though first gear. Third is the only gear where it kind of falls on its face but picks up again through the rest. About 18 mpgs overall. Its governed at 80mph and only kicks down on bridges.