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MAN extends TG-A range for fleet use

25th January 2001, Page 116
25th January 2001
Page 116
Page 116, 25th January 2001 — MAN extends TG-A range for fleet use
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• by Colin Barnett With MAN finally on top of the supply problems that saw the range-topping TG-A XL and XXL models make a slow debut onto UK roads, it has now extended the line-up to include the more bread-and-butter versions. CM has been on the road to sample MAN's latest offering.

Just to recap on the original range, it comprises tractors and drawbar rigids on two or three-axle chassis. Engines were nomnaily rated at either 410 or 460hp, and there were two cabs: the XL standard sleeper and the XXL high-roof sleeper.

Two important measurements mark out the difference between the original and the latest cabs: width is reduced by 200mm and mounting height by 170mm. The narrow cab comes in three versions. The LX is a sleeper with a high roof (although not as high as the extra-high-roof XXL with its deep windscreen) while the L and M are standard-roof sleeper and day cabs respectively Avid truck spotters can identify the new cabs by their protruding wheelarches and lower door panels, which lose the styling creases of the XL and XXL. The LX tractor also sports an aero kit which flares out to the same 2,500mm width as the bigger cabs.

The small cabs are currently available with no less than eight engine options. Nominal ratings of 310, 360, 410 (12.0-litre) and 460hp (12.8-litre) can be supplied in Euro-2 or Euro-3 versions, although the Euro-2 option will be deleted later this year. Output-wise, the main difference is that the torque bands of the smaller pair are slightly higher and narrower on Euro-3 than Euro-2.

The 310 comes with a ZF overdrive 16-speed transmission as standard; the rest use a direct-drive unit from the same source. The ZF/MAN Tipmatic fully-automated clutchless box is available as an option on all versions.

At TG-As are offered as 4x2s and 6x2s; the three-axle line-up will soon be extended to pusher, twin-steer and mid-ift twinsteer configurations, all factory-built.

The brochures list standard specs, but MAN claims to be flexible enough to consider any mix r match combo an operator might dream up. An Mcabbed 510 Tipmatic? It does no harm to ask...

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