TESTER’S VERDICT For a decade Axor has won Mercedes-Benz friends
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in the fleet tractor market where previously it had few. The quality of KX57 HJK is not disputed. Belowaverage mileage, a clean chassis and interior, a high-roof cab, a known service record and a Euro-5 driveline adds up to an appealing package.
Bearing in mind its strong reputation with big fleets that are switched on to fuel economy, we had expected the Axor to be rather more frugal than it proved to be. It might be suitable on short distance, radial distribution work or in hilly areas but we can only conclude that a final-drive ratio beginning with a three is not the optimum choice for longer trunking duties. Motorway cruising is conducted too far along the downward slope of the torque curve. This test shows the importance of matching specification to the task in hand.