T he MAN F90 cab has been around for long enough
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to be a common sight on the road. The fleet-orientated 17.322 uses the narrower F-type sleeper.
At first sight the cab looks Like a twin-bunk design: closer inspection reveals that the lower bunk has been deleted. This leaves the whole area under the bunk for storage, providing easily the most under-bunk space in our group.
Also on the plus side, the 17.322 is the only truck with a hanging wardrobe, and there is storage space for oddments in the glove box and over the windscreen. Two lockers are provided outside the cab for tools and spares.
The bunk itself is fairly thin and quite firm, but it is big enough for reasonable comfort. Climbing up to it is a bit of a struggle, but the storage box between the seats can double as a step (before it breaks, that is). Because of its height, headroom above the bunk is decidedly limited so sitting up to read is out of the question, not least because the reading light is at what seems to be the "foot" end.
Although the radio can be reached from the bunk, the dash-mounted heater controls cannot. There are two sets of curtains; the front one stores neatly in a compartment above the windscreen.
The best option for changing is the space in front of the passenger's seat, despite the limited headroom. With space being left either side of the central storage box the low engine hump makes moving around fairly painless—we rated the MAN's cross-cab access as the best of the bunch.
The compact dash and dark carpet show a practical choice of priorities too.