MAN fleet for the MoD
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MAN HAS BEGUN TO replace he Ministry of Defence's entire leet of support vehicles.
MAN will be supply4-ig the MoD with 7,285 trucks in a £1.3bn deal that will run until 2013. As well as a five-year parts and labour warranty and five years 'reliability assurance', the MANs dome with 20 years' support.
The MAN HX and SX allwheel-drive trucks are manufactured with 'medium mobility' or 'improved medium mobility' capabilities. The mediummobility trucks are fitted with leaf springs; the improvedmedium-mobility trucks feature independent coil suspension.
The 4x4s are powered by the 008 6.9-litre engine rated at 326hp; the rest feature the 020 10.5-litre engine rated at 440hp. These are the MOD's first Euro-4 vehicles: they all come with MAN's automated MAN TipMatic gearbox.