First Sprinter City 75 enters service

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GERMANY

The first Mercedes-Benz Sprinter City 75 has entered service in Göppingen and the surrounding area on regular-service routes.

Rolf Grüb, Sales for Mercedes-Benz Buses, and Max Witzel, Head of Sales for Mercedes-Benz Minibuses, officially handed over the vehicle to Manfred and Carsten Frank, owners of the Omnibusverkehr-Reisen Frank & Stöckle bus company, which is buying four minibuses.

Manfred Frank said: “Since 1 January we’ve been putting a new Sprinter City 75 to work in urban traffic in Göppingen. Large regular-service buses cannot be used due to the tight dimensions in the town’s centre.

Despite that, we want to offer our passengers a full-fledged regular-service bus with all of the comfort that entails. The City 75 meets our requirements and is also very attractive in terms of its design.”

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter City 75 has made its debut with German operator Frank & Stöckle. DAIMLER
The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter City 75 has made its debut with German operator Frank & Stöckle. DAIMLER

The latest generation of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter City 75, which is 8.5m, can accommodate as many as 38 passengers.

The independent skeleton construction makes possible a wheelbase of 5,095mm and also forms the basis for the low-floor area between the axles.

This can be flexibly equipped with folding seats, wheelchair and pushchair spaces, seats featuring a quick-swap system or standing spaces.

Frank & Stöckle had the low-floor area fitted with five folding seats, a wheelchair space and standing spaces. In addition to this, a grab rail concept featuring ceiling-mounted and vertical grab rails has been integrated in the vehicle.

The interior also has a destination display and there are USB charging sockets installed both in the low-floor area and at the seats.