Book your Adventure Tours with Exotik, We offer a wide selection of small-group Tours, Safaris and Expeditions. Top-shelf 519 models, powered by the three-litre V6 turbo-diesel came with a 7G-TRONIC seven-speed automatic transmission. Back to main. ALLTRAC 4WD have an extensive workshop for the servicing, repair and outfitting of your 4WD and commercial vehicles.. ALLTRAC 4WD have always had a reputation as honest down to earth 4WDrivers involved at the forefront of technology. The V6 models were good at both ends of the speed spectrum. Read below for our test findings. Shifts were seamless and easily manually overridden by a sideways flicking action of the lever. Collision Prevention Assist alerts the driver if the vehicle gets too close to other moving vehicles on the road ahead or to the end of a queue of traffic, while Blind Spot Assist warns a driver that vehicles in the next lane are dangerously close. About This company is a ‘qualified partner and system supplier’ to Mercedes-Benz; much like AMG before it was absorbed into the Daimler empire. Outback Tours. We checked out three of them, on- and off-road. Although Oberaigner makes a full-time 4WD version, with deep reduction transfer case and rear axle differential locks, the only version being imported by Mercedes-Benz Australia has a selectable-4WD driveline, without centre or rear-axle diff locks. Up front the drive axle components and suspension were mounted on a massive sub-frame. ... A private one-week tour in 4x4 , plus one week $ 1,060. On the plus side, the Sprinter 4×4 has a modified edition of the 4×2 Sprinter’s Adaptive ESP system, with ABS and ASR, electronic brake force distribution (EBD), hydraulic brake assist (BAS) and, optionally, Start-off Assist. We are a young family living in Darwin and we enjoy the direct relationship we have with all our passengers. Trakka has expanded its Jabiru range with the introduction of two upgraded 2020 variants that are based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4×4. A third test machine – a 516 short-cab – had the 2015 upgrades, but still retained the old five-speed auto box. The Sprinter 4×4 van proved to be quite different. With a 1.6-tonnes load that took its gross mass right up to the 4490kg limit the ride quality was even better, marred only by too-soft front dampers that didn’t fully control ups and downs over Aussie ruts and corrugations. Outdoor Activities. Suspension up front was by struts and lower wishbones with an anti-sway bar, and, at the rear of the van, by long mono-leaf springs with dampers and anti-sway bar. Destinations ... Snorkel their cavern waters and afterward, board a 4x4 Unimog for a thrilling ride toward a series of ziplining and rappelling adventures. This new engine has aluminium block and head, plus Nanoslide, iron-carbon cylinder wall coating. The space between the front seats could easily accommodate a 40-litre fridge. Prices, itineraries and inclusions are subject to change without notice. Mercedes-Benz, on the other hand, doesn’t promote the Sprinter 4×4 very much and VW doesn’t yet seem to realise how good the 2019 Crafter 4Motion is. The Oodnadatta Track is 620 kilometres of legendary outback track that takes travellers on a journey of discovery, exploration and imagination. The systems are designed to prevent accidents from happening, rather than mitigating the consequences afterwards. Many outback travellers are looking for a go-anywhere campervan. Adaptive ESP/4ETS also includes the control functions for the all-wheel-drive system and sensors continuously supply the central controller with information about the driver’s inputs and about operating and driving conditions. Under normal traction conditions all drive is directed to the rear axle. The traction control system proved to be very powerful and enduring, controlling spin constantly as the street-pattern, van tyres lost grip. In 2014 the Sprinter 4×4 was a $22,000 ask above the 4×2 models, so that gave a 316 manual 4×4 mid-wheelbase cab/chassis a RRP of $66,490. We didn’t think the VW Caddy light commercial van would be a candidate for a camper conversion, but the VW factory thought otherwise. On rough, corrugated and potholed surfaces the combination of coil struts up front and long mono-leaves at the rear gave an excellent, pitch-free ride. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in March. Our second test vehicle was a 516 crew-cab/chassis, powered by the twin-turbo four-cylinder diesel, driving through a five-speed auto to lower-speed final drive ratios. Bus4x4 – best known for its 2WD to 4WD conversions for mining company transport – has introduced a high-ground clearance version of the HiAce range that’s also fitted with a two-speed transfer case and full-time 4WD. The existing four-cylinder OM651 and six-cylinder OM642 engines will be replaced by a single four-cylinder, two-litre OM654 engine, that complies with Euro VI emissions standards. Ride quality and handling were as we’ve recorded for its predecessors and performance was outstanding. The ratio selector looked exactly like the right-hand direction-indicator wand fitted to most Australian-market vehicles. We’ve done tests overseas in vehicles like this and have found them to be  ‘traction trucks’ that have enhanced tractive effort on loose and slippery surfaces, but no real off-road ability. A Sprinter 316 manual van model had a RRP of $73,990, compared with the Troop Carrier’s $65,440, but the Sprinter came with a huge sliding side door and full headroom as standard. Quick View. Using the paddle shifts for downshifting produced reasonable engine braking at full GVM. A push on the dashboard button and all was done. Transmission choices were a six-speed manual or five-speed tiptronic-style automatic, making the Sprinter the only light 4×4 truck with an auto box. All Rights Reserved. Low range selection was done at rest, with the transmission in ‘N’ or ‘P’ and to enhance grip we dropped tyre pressures in the relatively skinny 235/65R16s to a recommended bottom setting of 40psi. Also, as we found with previous test vehicles, the 4WD engagement and low-range selection switches were sometimes slow in action. Things to Do in Baja California, Mexico: See Tripadvisor's 811,618 traveler reviews and photos of Baja California tourist attractions. For the first time, front wheel drive was standard or optional on 311 and 314 van models and 4WD was not available on these FWD variants. The most important parameters are steering angle, accelerator position, engine speed, wheel speeds, rotational movement about the vertical axis of the vehicle (yaw) and lateral acceleration. International motorcycle trips and 4x4 adventure travel vacations made easy, with turn-key packages & amazing experience by RIDE Adventures. Blog Shop, OUTBACK TRAVEL AUSTRALIA PO Box 667 Moss Vale NSW 2577, News, updates, reviews and more from Allan Whiting directly to your inbox, For those who need more payload than a ute can provide. The Sprinter is due for significant changes from September 2021, including new engines, transmissions and all wheel drive system, according to a bulletin being circulated among Mercedes-Benz dealerships in late 2020. Five new systems included three world premieres for this category of vehicle: Crosswind Assist, Collision Prevention Assist and Blind Spot Assist. Bus4x4 – best known for its 2WD to 4WD conversions for mining company transport – has introduced a high-ground clearance version of the HiAce range that’s also fitted with a two-speed transfer case and full-time 4WD. In rear wheel drive mode, on highway, the Sprinter was undetectable from a two wheel drive model: it rode, handled and steered well. In summary, the new Sprinter 4WD range is stronger at 4.5-5.0 tonnes GVM van and cab/chassis end of the light-4WD-truck market, now that VW’s Crafter 4Motion represents much better value for money in the 3.5-4.0 tonnes GVM segment. Neither standard tyre/wheel package was suitable for serious off-roading. MBA cut the ridiculously high price of the 4WD option by a cool seven grand, but it was still nearly $14,000 more than a 4×2. The company is run solely by us; Adam the guide and Lucy managing the operations. Darwin to Perth Overland . Modifications This pop-top conversion on the ubiquitous LandCruiser Troop Carrier was the brainchild of Stefano Bonetti, who upgraded it for 2021. Sure, the OKA was around for a few years (Allan Whiting came up with the name ‘Okker’ for the Perth-based designers, incidentally) and several modifiers have tried to improve the poor ride quality of Fuso Canter 4×4, Isuzu NPS  and Hino 817 light truck cab/chassis.
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