Trucksales Staff•25 May 2017
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BTS: World premiere of the Hino 300 Series 4x4
Hino has provided a sneak peak of its exciting new 300 Series 4x4 model, revealing a prototype at the Brisbane Truck Show – the first time it has been displayed globallyDeveloped specifically for the Australian market, the Hino 300 Series 4x4 prototype was shown publicly for the first time at the Brisbane Truck Show.
Hino said at the show that during its development, the truck has undergone extensive testing in some of the country’s most rugged operating conditions.
“Not content with developing the truck on the test tracks of Japan, the prototype 300 series 4x4 vehicles have also undergone years of real-life infield testing,” said Daniel Petrovski, Manager Product Strategy for Hino Motor Sales Australia.
“Following this extensive testing, we are delighted to announce that the 300 Series 817 4x4 will join our 300 series model line-up in the fourth quarter of 2017.”
Petrovski said that selected Hino customers have been evaluating prototype trucks on and off-road in some of the harshest Australian bush-tracks, trails and roads since 2014.
“The test vehicles have operated flawlessly across various types of terrain from the deserts of Australia’s interior to the rainforests of far northern Queensland’s Cape York.
“It is a model customers and dealers have been asking us for – it is particularly significant as it will allow Hino to enter into new segments of the market that we have not had access to before,” he added.
“Given the success of the Hino 500 Series FT & GT 4x4 models and the record breaking results we have seen by Hino at the Dakar Rally, the new 300 series 4x4 models will possess a champion 4x4 pedigree.
“With this and the extensive Australian field testing, we are extremely confident that it will be a popular choice for our customers,” concluded Mr Petrovski.
Speaking at this morning’s media briefing at the Truck Show, Hino Australia General Manager of Brand and Franchise Development Bill Guillespie (pictured) said Hino was sending strong signals about its future in Australia at the 2017 Brisbane Truck Show.
“In addition to revealing the 300 Series 4x4, the Show is also a platform for us to showcase the ongoing refinement of our brand and the continued evolution of our business,” Mr Gillespie said.
“At Hino Australia, we are not only a truck distributor, we are driven to do more for our customers.
“We want our customers to feel that we are a reliable business partner with whom they have a long-term partnership – this is demonstrated through the products and services present on our stand.”
Hino also exhibited three of the 50 plus variants of its new 500 Series Wide Cab medium duty trucks – the GH1835, FG1628 and FM2632 models - in what is the first major public display of the range.
As part of the ongoing evolution of its 500 Series range, Hino also announced additions to the transmission options for its Wide Crew Cab FG model, plus a new automatic choice for GT 4x4 customers.
Wide Crew Cab FG customers will now have the option of either a Hino 6 speed manual transmission or an Allison 3000 series 6-speed automatic transmission, which makes Hino the only Japanese manufacturer of a 15.5 ton GVM crew cab truck to offer a factory-fitted Allison automatic transmission.
In a further extension of its range, Hino will also offer an Allison 2500 series automatic transmission for its GT single cabin model, an option its GT crew cab customers already have.
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