Seddon after 15 comes 16 EXCLUSIVE • Seddon Atkinson is
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developing a range of lightweight tractors and multi-wheelers based around the Cummins L10 engine and fit ted with a modified version of the Iveco EuroTech cab.
The new range, designated T6, is due to be launched in the autumn as a natural successor to the manufacturer's old 3-11 series.
It will be spearheaded by 4x2 and 6x2 tractors, followed by six and eight-wheelers. All models will be fitted with the MP (multipurpose) cab used on the Iveco EuroTech, but with unique Seddon Atkinson exterior styling.
The Oldham-based truck maker already fits the ML (medium light) Iveco cab on its latest 17-tonner, the 15 Strato rigid: the same cabin is used on the Iveco Ford Euro Cargo and Super Cargo chassis.
Following the launch of the 16 range, Seddon also has plans for a lightweight six-wheeler for mixer operations, equipped with the narrower ML cab and 8.3-litre Cummins C Series engine. However, with this small sector it is unlikely to be a major priority and the new model is not expected to arrive before the end of the year. Seddon says that the 16 range will eventually "mirror image" the existing Strato tractor line-up in terms of engine and driveline options-including Ctumnins 10 and 14-litre engines and the 12litre Perkins Tx and will be sold alongside the Stratos.
There are no plans to dispense with the Strato's Cabtec cab (developed by Daf and Pegaso); it will remain as the company's first-choice premium truck cab.
Fellow Iveco Group member Iveco Ford will unveil its own 6x4 Super Cargo tipper by mid-summer. It is expected to be powered by the 9.6-litre Iveco engine already used in the EuroTech but no decision has been taken on a cab or engine choice for its 8x4 chassis.
Also due this year is a replacement for Iveco's TurboStar premium tractor which will be called EuroStar.