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2008 Dodge Sprinter Safety Review

September 30, 2009

SAFETY | 8 out of 10

Expert Quotes:

all-disc, antilock brakes are standard
Cars.com

comes standard with stability control, traction control
Edmunds

No data
NHTSA

No data
IIHS

Although the 2008 Dodge Sprinter Wagon has not been rated for crash safety by either the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) or the Insurance institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), reviewers give the van high marks for the many safety features it offers.

Cars.com reports that with the 2008 Sprinter Wagon, Dodge offers as standard safety features all-disc anti-lock brakes and an electronic stability system that "adjusts for how the Sprinter is loaded and adjusts its inputs to compensate." Not standard but available are side impact and side curtain airbags.

Kelley Blue Book points out that "the tall windshield and long door glass provide the driver excellent visibility, while the short pointed nose improves aerodynamics as well as ease of parking." They also mention the Sprinter's larger "side mirrors include separate convex mirrors to expose objects hidden in the driver's blind spots."

Edmunds calls attention to "optional front and rear parking sensors and a rearview parking camera" for the 2008 Dodge Sprinter, plus such standard equipment as "folding wide-angle heated mirrors" and an "emergency exit window."

Conclusion

The 2008 Dodge Sprinter Wagon offers a number of safety features but hasn’t been crash-tested.

SAFETY | 8 out of 10Expert Quotes:all-disc, antilock brakes are standardCars.comcomes standard with stability control, traction controlEdmundsNo dataNHTSANo dataIIHS Although the 2008 Dodge Sprinter Wagon has not been rated for crash safety by either the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) or the Insurance institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), reviewers give the van high marks for the many safety features it offers. Cars.com reports that with the 2008 Sprinter Wagon, Dodge offers as standard safety features all-disc anti-lock brakes and an electronic stability system that "adjusts for how the Sprinter is loaded and adjusts its inputs to compensate." Not standard but available are side impact and side curtain airbags. Kelley Blue Book points out that "the tall windshield and long door glass provide the driver excellent visibility, while the short pointed nose improves aerodynamics as well as ease of parking." They also mention the Sprinter's larger "side mirrors include separate convex mirrors to expose objects hidden in the driver's blind spots." Edmunds calls attention to "optional front and rear parking sensors and a rearview parking camera" for the 2008 Dodge Sprinter, plus such standard equipment as "folding wide-angle heated mirrors" and an "emergency exit window." ConclusionThe 2008 Dodge Sprinter Wagon offers a number of safety features but hasn’t been crash-tested.  2008 DODGE SPRINTER WAGON STYLING | [4 out of 10] Car and Driver: "a box on wheels" Edmunds: "give[s] the impression that a strong breeze could make it tip over like a boozed-up co-ed" Kelley Blue Book: "isn't likely to win any beauty pageants" The Sprinter Wagon is Dodge's ...

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Other Choices:

Each of the full-size van models from Ford and General Motors have a harder, busier ride than the 2008 Dodge Sprinter Wagon; they don't steer as well as the Sprinter and lack its maneuverability. The Sprinter offers far more interior space than the standard-wheelbase GM and Ford vans. For 2008, the full-size GM vans (Express and Savana) have standard electronic stability control, but the feature is available on only some of the Ford lineup. Fuel economy, of course, is where there's no comparison. While the V-6 and V-8 engines of the GM and Ford models return fuel economy numbers in the mid-teens in most driving, the Sprinter gets mileage numbers well into the 20s.

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