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In 2017, Volkswagen, in cooperation with MAN, launched a new van and introduced different names to indicate the lengths and heights of these vans. Although the chassis heights and lengths are very similar to those used before 2017, the new naming system can be a bit confusing.
To clarify, let us walk you through the sizes, their new names, and how to recognize them.
With the Volkswagen/Man cooperation in 2017 a new van was launched, but the chassis sizes almost stayed the same. Nevertheless they chose to rename these size indications. For example the most common length of the Mercedes Sprinter was and is the L2H2, Volkswagen/Man calls this the L3H3. And where Mercedes uses L3H2, Volkswagen/MAN called this L4H3. The L4H3 is L5H4 and L2H1 is L3H2.
To learn about the sizes of the Mercedes Sprinter read the article: Exploring the versatility of the Mercedes Sprinter van: a guide to different lengths and heights.
Volkwagen Crafter / Man TGE lengths explained
- Mercedes L2 = VW L3
- wheelbase approximately: 3600mm
- van length approximately: 6000mm
- Mercedes L3 = VW L4
- wheelbase approximately: 4500mm
- van length approximately: 6800mm
- Mercedes L4 = VW L5
- wheelbase approximately: 4500mm
- van length approximately: 7400mm
Next to this precise designation, there is another type of indication for the lengths that is commonly used:
- Medium wheel base (MWB): this length is equivalent to the Volkswagen/Man L3 (or Mercedes L2).
- Long wheel base (LWB): this length is equivalent to the Volkswagen/Man L4 (or Mercedes L3).
- Extra Long wheel base (XLWB): this length is equivalent to the Volkswagen/Man L5 (or the Mercedes L4).
Volkwagen Crafter / Man TGE heights explained:
- Mercedes H1 = VW H2
- vehicle height approximately: 2400mm
- Mercedes H2 = VW H3
- vehicle height approximately: 2600mm
- Mercedes H3 = VW H4
- vehicle height approximately: 2800mm
If we look at the heights, which are indicated with H (2/3/4/5), you will find below names are commonly used too:
- Normal roof (then it is just called “roof”): this height is equivalent to the Volkswagen/Man H2 (or Mercedes H1)
- High roof: this height is equivalent to the Volkswagen/Man H3 (or Mercedes H2)
- Super high roof:this height is equivalent to the Volkswagen/Man H4 (or Mercedes H3)
