• Daimler-Benz has confirmed that production of its new heavy
28th March 1987, Page 12
28th March 1987
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Page 12, 28th March 1987
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truck cab for vehicles above 16 tonnes GVW has been delayed — and it now seems unlikely that it will be ready for the Frankfurt Show in October.
Although examples of the latest heavy cab are known to exist, D-B appears to be maintaining its policy of only exhibiting new models when it can supply them immediately after the public launch — rather than tempt operators with glimpses of prototype vehicles are not ready for full production.
The latest Mercedes heavy truck cab is likely to be similar in design to the LN2 truck cab.
Despite this setback, Daimler-Benz will be exhibiting an uprated version of its 1628 tractive unit powered by a 216kW(290hp) version of the 14.6 litre 0M422 vee-eight diesel