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A s usual all seven major truck manufacturers were invited to
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participate in the latest running of the international 1000 Point Test.This year, the specification called for tractors with around 400hp on tap and cabs one step down from the top-of-the-range models. In keeping with the Continental norm. they were all 4x2s.
We had been expecting four trucks but on the day there was one less. the fourth presumably staying at home to watch the rugby.
Three contenders So that left three: Daf, MercedesBenz and Volvo. Emissions standards at either Etiro-4 or 5 were invited and all contenders came with SCR, with only Mercedes choosing not to take the obvious Euro-5 choice for German operations. Last time a little trouble was experienced with over-enthusiastic Maut toll enforcement officers, but this year careful communication with the authorities backed up by 'test' signs in the windscreens kept them at arms length.
Bad weather on a couple of runs was the same for all, but the delays caused by an accident affected the contenders differently so one of the four test runs was discounted from the results. •