WELCOME TO SPRINTER LABS
KICKING OFF WITH ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Welcome to Sprinter Labs, a collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and the world’s premier brands exploring what’s possible with a single van. For our first season, we’ve teamed up with ESPN College Football to build out a Sprinter to host and produce their college football podcast. From design to upfit to game day itself, we’ll show you how this workhorse came to life. Follow the action here
EP 01:INTRO & THE VISION
Meet the team from Mercedes-Benz and ESPN. They’ll discuss the inspiration behind the idea, then take a look at the van they’re going to design and upfit for the college football season.
Starring: Podcaster #1,
Podcaster #2, HOFer
Runtime: 30min. 2023. MBvans.
EP 02:THE DEVELOPMENT
The idea takes shape as we explore the van and discuss ideal upfits, materials, storage, paint colors and more.
Starring: Podcaster #1,
Podcaster #2, HOFer
Runtime: 30min. 2023. MBvans.
EP 03:THE BUILD
It’s time to build our van. Watch the vision come to life as it’s decked out with everything it needs for the start of the college football season.
Starring: Podcaster #1,
Podcaster #2, HOFer
Runtime: 30min. 2023. MBvans.
EPISODE 1
EP 01:INTRO & THE VISION
Meet the team from Mercedes-Benz and ESPN. They’ll discuss the inspiration behind the idea, then take a look at the van they’re going to design and upfit for the college football season.
Starring: Podcaster #1,
Podcaster #2, HOFer
Runtime: 30min. 2023. MBvans.
EPISODE 2
EP 02:THE DEVELOPMENT
The idea takes shape as we explore the van and discuss ideal upfits, materials, storage, paint colors and more.
Starring: Podcaster #1,
Podcaster #2, HOFer
Runtime: 30min. 2023. MBvans.
EPISODE 3
EP 03:THE BUILD
It’s time to build our van. Watch the vision come to life as it’s decked out with everything it needs for the start of the college football season.
Starring: Podcaster #1,
Podcaster #2, HOFer
Runtime: 30min. 2023. MBvans.
EPISODE
COMING SOON
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COMING SOON
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COMING SOON
SEASON ONE UPFITTER
MATTHEWS SPECIALTY VEHICLES
Matthews Specialty Vehicles has been building and customizing vehicle upfits for more than 30 years. Now, they’re partnering with Mercedes-Benz to upfit a Sprinter van into an ESPN College Football mobile podcast-van that will tour college campuses all season long.
SEASON ONE COLLABORATOR
ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Producing a podcast covering the biggest college football matchups is no small undertaking. Here’s a look at the upcoming season and the games our van will cover.