Executive Sprinter. When a V-Class is one row short.
Eight to sixteen people in individual leather seats, standing height in the cabin and a luggage area that copes with an airport run. Arranged on request, so tell us the dates early.
At a glance
What it carries
- PassengersTypically 8 to 16Conversions vary. Eight to ten seat cars give the most legroom and luggage space; twelve to sixteen seat cars carry more people and less of everything else.
- LuggageA dedicated luggage areaOn most conversions a partitioned rear section or a trailer. Sixteen passengers with sixteen large cases is a two vehicle job, whatever the seat count says.
- CabinHigh roof, standing heightIndividual reclining seats, privacy glass, climate control and on many conversions tables, charging points and on-board Wi-Fi.
- AvailabilityArranged on requestNot among the cars we own and run daily in London and Manchester. Tell us the dates, numbers and luggage and we will confirm what can be arranged.
What it is for
One vehicle, one conversation
Some groups should not be split. A board arriving for an off-site wants the twenty minutes from the airport to be the start of the meeting, not four separate taxi conversations. A touring party, a film crew, a wedding party or a school group has the same problem for different reasons: two vehicles means two arrival times, two sets of instructions and one driver stuck behind a lorry.
The executive Sprinter is the answer between a V-Class, which runs out at seven, and a coach, which is a different kind of day altogether. It is a van underneath, converted with individual leather seats, a high roof you can stand under, privacy glass and usually tables and power at every seat. Passengers step in through a sliding door rather than climbing, which matters for older guests, for evening dress and for anyone with a bad knee.
Because conversions differ enormously, we quote the actual vehicle rather than the model. A twelve seat conversion with a full luggage partition and a sixteen seat conversion without one are both called an executive Sprinter and they solve different problems.
Good for
When to choose it
- Boards, delegations and leadership teams who want to travel and talk together
- Airport arrivals for eight or more, where a single meeting point is far simpler than three
- Roadshows and site visits, where the vehicle becomes the day's meeting room between stops
- Touring parties, crews and production units moving with equipment cases
- Wedding guests and families moving between the church, the reception and the hotels
- School and university groups, where a single supervised vehicle is easier than several cars
Practical reality
Height, width and the last hundred metres
A high roof Sprinter is taller than most car parks will accept. Hotel underground entrances, airport short stay decks and city centre multi-storeys frequently have barriers around two metres, and the vehicle will not pass. That is not usually a problem, because there is almost always a coach bay or a kerbside point instead, but it has to be planned rather than discovered. When you enquire, give us the hotel and the terminal and we will work out where the vehicle actually stops and how far your group walks.
Airports are the other place the detail matters. Several UK airports restrict larger vehicles to specific bays or coach areas rather than the forecourt, so the meeting point for a Sprinter may not be the one you would use for a car. We tell you the exact point in advance and the chauffeur is there with a name board. See meet and greet for how that works in practice.
Finally, luggage arithmetic. The seat count on a conversion is not a luggage count. For a full party flying out with hold bags, ski equipment or production cases, the honest answer is a second vehicle for the luggage or a smaller passenger load. We would rather set that out in the quote than leave a group standing at the kerb while the bags are rearranged.
Which vehicle?
Sprinter, V-Class or two cars
| Executive Sprinter | V-Class | Two saloons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | Typically 8 to 16 | Up to 7 | Up to 6 |
| Everyone together | Yes, and you can stand up in it | Yes, in a car-sized cabin | No |
| Luggage | A dedicated area on most conversions | A case for every passenger | 2 large cases per car |
| City access | Height and width limits apply | Goes anywhere a car goes | Goes anywhere a car goes |
| Availability | Arranged on request | Owned and run by us in London and Manchester | Owned and run by us in London and Manchester |
For more than sixteen, or for a multi-vehicle movement across a day, see group and delegation travel and tell us the whole schedule rather than each leg.
Where it turns up
The work it usually does
Request a quote
Tell us the numbers and the bags
How many people, how many cases, and the addresses at both ends including the hotel and the terminal. Those answers decide the conversion we look for and whether one vehicle is honestly enough.
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Questions people ask
About the Sprinter
Do you own an executive Sprinter?
The vehicles we own and run with our own chauffeurs in London and Manchester are the S-Class and the V-Class. An executive Sprinter is arranged on request through operators we know. Ask us about availability for your dates.
Will sixteen of us fit with our luggage?
Usually not in one vehicle. Sixteen passengers with hold luggage normally means a second vehicle for the bags, or a twelve seat conversion with a proper luggage partition. Tell us both numbers and we will set it out in the quote.
Can it get into our hotel's car park?
Often not: a high roof Sprinter is taller than many barriers. There is almost always a coach bay or kerbside point instead, and we confirm the exact stopping point before the day so nobody is wandering round a hotel looking for a vehicle.
Can we work on board?
On most conversions, yes: tables, power at the seats and on-board Wi-Fi are common. Tell us if a working journey is the point and we will look for a conversion built for it rather than one built for airport runs.
Do you do school and university groups?
Yes. See school and guardianship transfers and universities, and tell us the ages and whether a staff member travels with the group.
What about more than sixteen people?
Two vehicles, or a coach, arranged through operators we know. Send us the whole schedule and we will plan the movement rather than quote each leg separately.
One contact, wherever you are