FE long awaited replacelit to the Mercedes-Benz 18 32-ton artic is due to be nounced towards the end of y.
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3ased on the truck shown at Brussels Show earlier this ar the New Generation ichine will have a wheelbase 3.2m (10ft Gin).
rhe gearbox will be the me eight-speed rangeange as the 16-ton 1617 Kiel already well known in UK, but, with the addition a crawler ratio.
Power output from the turally aspirated V6 diesel gine will be increased from ?, original version which veloped 138kW (185bhp). For operation at 32 tons )SS, a minimum figure of 3kW (192bhp) will be necesrY.
Keeping up the 1418 tradi,n of light weight, the new 19 of around 5.4 tonnes :ons ficwt).
The first version to be ught into the UK will have a ort cab as standard. A !eper cab will possibly be ailable next year.