Man's Frankfurt Launches Will Be Greener And Safer

• by Toby Clark When MAN revealed its new line-up of TO-A trucks—the revised M2000 and L2000 ranges and its Euro-3 engines (CM 27 July-2 August)—it also showed some developments......

Lane Guard System

• The Frankfurt show will be used to launch the Lane Guard System (LOS), an option which sounds a warning if the driver strays into another lane without activating the indicator......

L=i Iaa 2000 Will Be Used To Launch Man Telematic

Services (PATS): this uses a GPS/GSM module on board the truck, and will include vehicle tracking, message forwarding and fleet management functions. The service is based around......

Bone Orme

MAN will show an improved version of it.s EVB engine brake at the IAA. Mechanically the pressure-controlled EVB is little changed, but a sensor and butterfly valve control......

Skitcnable Drive

An experimental TO-A tractive unit at Frankfurt will feature switchable front-wheel drive using a hydrostatic drive system designed for optimum traction at speeds below 30km/h.......

Adaptive Cruising

By mid-2001 MAN will offer a form of adaptive cruise control (ACC) with radar sensing to assess the safe distance from the vehicle In front. ACC will operate the accelerator and......

Roof Tanks

A fuel-cell-powered electric bus powered by hydrogen stored in roof-mounted tanks will also be on display at the Frankfurt show. This will use a conventional central motor,......

Beyond Euro 3 Iii Man Believes That The Combination Of

common-rail fuel injection and cooled EGR will be enough to reduce NOx formation from the Euro-3 level of 5.0g/kWh to the Euro-4 requirement of 3.5g/kWh. But fuel consumption is......