Torn between the 2025 Ford Transit and 2025 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter? Our in-depth comparison guide is here to help you figure out which of these full-size commercial vans delivers more where it counts!
Key Takeaways
- These full-size commercial vans are competitive, but the Transit starts at the absolute lowest price!
- Thanks to its extended-wheelbase option, the Transit offers more space for your company supplies.
- Choose Ford’s work van for the quickest, strongest performance.
- When it comes to comfort, convenience, and safety features, these vans have most things in common!
Friendliest MSRP: 2025 Ford Transit
The new Transit (starting at $47,400*) starts at a lower price than the Sprinter (from $50,830*). And when it comes to business, every penny counts. Not to mention savings can stack up for fleet buyers!
*Price as of 4/15/25.
Maximum Versatility: 2025 Ford Transit
Both vans are available with three different roof heights and two wheelbase lengths, but the Ford Transit also offers an extended-length model. That makes it the best candidate for hauling more supplies! With the highest roof and longest wheelbase, the extended-length Transit offers 487.3 cubic feet for your company goods (or 536.4 cubes if you remove the front passenger seat)! By comparison, the Mercedes Sprinter’s roomiest configuration provides 469.4 cubic feet of cargo space.
Workhorse Performance: 2025 Ford Transit
The Transit isn’t just the roomiest option — it’s also the best commercial van for hauling heavy loads. Depending on weight rating and body style, the Transit can haul up to 10,360 pounds’ worth of your company cargo! It can even tow a pretty big trailer, with a max tow rating of 6,900 pounds. Better yet, Ford’s full-size van gets you up to speed in about half the time its competitor takes, going from 0 to 60 mph in just 6.7 seconds.
2025 Ford Transit Powertrain Options
- Standard 3.5L V6 (275 horsepower, 262 lb-ft of torque)
- Optional turbocharged EcoBoost 3.5L V6 (310 hp, 400 lb-ft)
- 10-speed automatic transmission
- Rear-wheel drive or optional all-wheel drive
In terms of performance, the 2025 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is mostly a distant second place. There is one exception, though — properly configured, a Sprinter with the high-output engine can tow up to 7,500 pounds. With the base engine, however, tow ratings max out at 5,000 pounds. And when it comes to hauling cargo, the Sprinter can manage up to 6,812 pounds of company goods. Even with its high-output engine, the Sprinter is much slower than the Transit, going from 0 to 60 mph in 13.5 seconds.
2025 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Powertrain Options
- Standard 2.0L four-cylinder turbodiesel engine (170 hp, 295 lb-ft)
- Optional high-output 2.0L four-cylinder turbodiesel engine (211 hp, 332 lb-ft)
- Nine-speed automatic transmission
- Rear-wheel drive or optional all-wheel drive
Modern Amenities: It’s (More or Less) a Tie!
How does the new Ford Transit compare to the Mercedes Sprinter when it comes to comfort and convenience features? Here, these vans have more in common than not. Both sell cargo and passenger versions of their vans, both of which come with all the basics and offer long lists of available upgrades.
The Transit and Sprinter treat you to different lists of standard features, however. The Sprinter is a little more comfortable, with a standard heated driver’s seat and digital instrument cluster. But it’s the Transit that helps you manage breakneck traffic with more standard driving aids — including lane-keeping assistance and forward collision warning. When you take each model’s optional features into account, you’ll find you can equip one a lot like the other!
Your Fleet, Your Future
Whether you’re ferrying cargo into Metro Detroit or transporting Tier 2 automotive parts to your Tier 1 partners, the 2025 Ford Transit helps you move more items at once! With greater cargo space and stronger hauling capabilities, the Ford commercial van is the right choice for your bottom line. Your new work van is waiting — visit us at Lunghamer Ford to experience the Transit firsthand!