BTS21: Fuso Fighter Euro 6 takes to the stage

The new Fuso Fighter’s arrival means Fuso now offers a vehicle with Euro 6 ratings or better in all truck segments, as well as the light-duty Rosa bus.

Fuso says the Fighter Euro 6, which is now on sale, provides medium duty customers with an option of a durable Fuso truck with the latest emission technology as well as the latest safety technology including advanced emergency braking (AEB), lane departure warning and electronic stability program.

It also introduces Side Guard Assist technology, which is available for most models in the Fighter Euro 6 line-up. Fitted as standard on some models, this system can warn drivers of cars, objects, cyclists and pedestrians to left side of the truck that may have been unsighted.

The new Fighter joins the heavy-duty Shogun range and Rosa bus in offering customers a cleaner Euro 6 engine, while small truck customers can now add the all-electric eCanter, which produces zero local emissions, to their fleets.

The rigid Fighter, which is perfectly suited to local and intrastate freight deliveries, has also been given an interior upgrade.

Highlights include a new multi-function steering wheel, similar to that found in its Shogun sibling. There is also a new instrument cluster with central digital information screen, as well as new-look dashboard designed to allow the driver easier access to controls.

Fuso Truck and Bus Director, Alex Müller, says the Euro 6 Fighter is a welcome addition to Fuso’s continuously evolving range in Australia.

“We are continuously investing in practical innovation to help drive efficiency and raise safety for our hard working truck drivers and other road users in Australia and the Fighter Euro 6 is the latest example of this,” he says.

The Fighter’s trusted 7.5-litre 6M60 six-cylinder engine, which is available with 240hp and 745Nm or 270hp and 785Nm, has been upgraded. The outputs remain the same, although the 240hp unit achieves its maximum torque between 950rpm and 2270rpm instead of between1100rpm and 2400rpm.

The Euro 6 Fighter range includes FK, FM and FN models with a mixture of 4x2, 6x2 and 6x4 layouts, tippers, various wheelbases, steel spring and air rear suspension, a choice of two manual and two automatic transmissions and GVM ratings of between 11 tonnes and 24 tonnes.

Fuso backs the Fighter Euro 6 with a generous manufacturer warranty which runs for five years or 300,000km to 350,000km (whichever comes first), with the distance depending on the truck specification.

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