MERCEDES-BENZ ACTROS
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Engine: 12.0-litV6, 320hp/1,650Nm, 360hp/1,850Nm, 410hp/ 2,000Nm, 440hp/2,100Nm, 460hp/2,200Nm, 15.9-lit ye, 500hp/ 2,400Nm, 540hp/2,500Nm, 580hp/2,700Nrn Transmission: ZF 16-speed man, 16-speed auto Chassis: 4x2, 6x2, 6x4 2546 23 October 2003 2546LS MEGADRIVE 20 March 2003 Mercedes' 2008 flagship looks much the same as last yearsand the year before that. But we expect the world premiere of Actros 3 at the CV Show at the NEC in the spring.
Drivelines will probably be familiar initially. but the truck will be re-engineered in preparation for the global HDEP straight-six engine range. Until then, the Actros 2 serves well as the group's flagship, with clear blue water to the fleet Axor. Once you've climbed aboard, the Megaspace cab lives up to its name, and equipment is generous. Not yet standard, the bells-and-whistles version of PowerShift is hard on Volvo I-Shift's heels as the best auto available.