The Mercedes-Benz Axor is a heavy truck manufactured by Daimler Truck between 1999 and 2016 designed to fill the gap between the premium Actros tractors and the mostly rigid Atego trucks and was targeted at fleet customers. The model was succeeded by the Mercedes-Benz Antos and Mercedes-Benz Arocs in 2012 and 2013 in Germany, but is still produced in Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, and India (by BharatBenz). Competitors include Ford Cargo, BMC Professional, Scania G-series, Scania P-series, Renault Midlum, Renault Premium, Renault Kerax, MAN TGM, MAN TGS, Iveco Eurocargo, Iveco Trakker, Iveco Stralis, DAF CF, Volvo FE, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX.
| Mercedes-Benz Axor | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Daimler Truck |
| Also called | Bharat Benz (Heavy Duty), Mitsubishi Fuso FJ/FO Series |
| Production | 1999-2016 |
| Assembly | Wörth, Germany Aksaray, Turkey (Mercedes-Benz Türk) Cikarang, Indonesia (DCVMI) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Heavy truck |
| Layout | 4x2 (18xx, 20xx) 6x2 (25xx) 6x4 (26xx) 8x2S (32xx) 8x4 (40xx) |
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| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Mercedes-Benz Atego heavy lineup Mercedes-Benz SK rigid |
| Successor | Mercedes-Benz Arocs (construction line) Mercedes-Benz Antos (rigid, Europe only) Mercedes-Benz Actros (rigid and tractor) |
The truck has a relatively simple manual gear-shift, or alternatively, the Electronic Power Shift (EPS), is available, as well as a fully automatic box. The truck is powered by a 12-litre straight 6 engine (OM457LA), or 6.4-litre straight 6 engine (OM906)
2005 facelift
editOriginally the Axor was only available as a tractor but with the 2005 facelift, former Atego models over 18t were made part of the Axor Range.
Models
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Tractor
- Axor 4028 T (GVW 16T, 280hp)
- Axor 3340 S (GVW 33T, 401hp)[1]
Rigid
- Axor 2528 R (GVW 25T, 280hp)
- Axor 2523 R/ 45 (GVW 25T, 231hp)
- Axor 2523 R/ 57 (GVW 25T, 231hp)
- Axor 1623 R/ 51 (GVW 16T, 231hp)
- Axor 1623 R/ 60 (GVW 16T, 231hp)[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Axor - Mercedes-Benz Trucks - Trucks you can trust". www.mercedes-benz-trucks.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
External links
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Media related to Mercedes-Benz Axor at Wikimedia Commons
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