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Top Ten: Mercedes-Benz launches new Actros
Over the holiday period, we've been bringing you the most-read stories from the past year. Here is the big news from Mercedes-Benz...New 11-litre, 13-litre and 16-litre engines, new cab and five-year free servicing offer
Mercedes-Benz has launched the next generation Actros in northern Queensland following more than a million kilometres of testing throughout Australia.
At the launch, Mercedes-Benz Director Michael May (pictured) said the company had 20 trucks operating through 35 customer fleets over 18 months of testing: "We didn’t want to to come to the market without those kilometres of testing and Research and Development," he said.
Introducing the new trucks, May said they also deliver performance and economy with four new engines including an 11-litre, 13-litre and the range-topping 16-litre. Mercedes-Benz is claiming up seven per cent better fuel economy from the Euro 6 engines.
Mercedes-Benz said it has developed a product line-up that targets key mainstream applications, giving customers the exact trucks they need to get the job done.
Michael May, says the new Actros is ready to roll.
"We are excited to introduce the next generation Mercedes-Benz truck to our key Australian customers," Mr May said.
Mercedes-Benz has launched with prime mover models focusing on metro, regional, B-double and road-train work. It will introduce rigid models in the second quarter of 2017, while all-wheel drive models will follow later that year.
First launched five years ago in Europe, the Actros won the 2012 International Truck of the Year and a string of other awards for quality, economy and environmental credentials.
Mercedes-Benz has sold more than 200,000 units of the next generation truck and customers have already covered an estimated 12 billion km.
Along with the fuel consumption savings, the new six-cylinder engines offer an AdBlue consumption reduction of up to 40 per cent, while the latest generation of automated transmissions change gears 20 per cent faster and incorporate a clever new crawler function for low speed work.
The next generation Actros also delivers when it comes to safety with a strong new cab, a range of standard safety systems and advanced optional electronic assistance programs including Proximity Control Assist adaptive cruise control with stop/start function and Active Brake Assist.
Mercedes-Benz has introduced key local upgrades for the new Actros, locally-sourcing inner-spring mattresses for increased comfort, long range fuel tanks and a 6.1-inch touch screen truck sat-nav unit and sound system.
"The feedback from our evaluation program indicates our key customers are very impressed by the trucks we have developed for our market and many have already placed orders," said Mercedes-Benz Trucks sales manager, Andrew Assimo.
Mercedes-Benz is also committed to supporting the trucks when they hit the road and has undertaken its largest pre-launch technician preparation program, which includes theory training and servicing work on the 20 trucks in the evaluation fleet.
Mercedes-Benz is also offering 500,000km/five year free scheduled servicing on all new Actros prime movers (4x2 and 6x4). This offer, which will be available for the next 12 months, includes the Best Basic Service Plan which excludes wheels, rims and tyres.
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Written byGeoff Middleton
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