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MERCEDES-BENZ will take the wraps off a new Actros at
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the CV Show this April and the latest variant goes on sale this week— but you'd be hard-pressed to spot the difference from the outgoing model. Although Mercedes claims to have made 37 changes to breath new life into the range, the only obvious ones area new grille. a new bottom bunk and the addition of the PowerShift automated transmission as standard.
For the record, the changes also include a new level control system to allow drivers to adjust the top bunk to ensure it remains horizontal when the truck is parked on a slope The bottom bunk gains a flexible, high-comfort, slatted frame. Also in-cab, there's a new swing-out shaving mirror and improvements to the aircon system.
On the mechanical front the steering set-up has been adjusted. We haven't had the chance to put this to the test, but Mercedes claims it makes the steering more precise.
The new model will tide Mercedes over until an all-new heavy truck range is launched in four years' time.