Saving around 10,000 €, lower fuel consumption, more payload—models such as the MAN TGS, Mercedes Axor, Scania G and Volvo FM offer a lot of truck in comparison to their larger siblings, and they make the hearts of shippers and movers beat faster. This was enough reason for lastauto omnibus and FERNFAHRER magazines to take …
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In spring 2011, lastauto omnibus magazine tested a MAN TGX 18.400. It had a D2066 six-cylinder engine and a fairly large XLX driver’s cab. A truck for large fleets? Well, trucks in fleets should, first of all, be economical. The 10.5-liter (640 cubic inches), six-cylinder engine in the MAN TGX 18.400 left the testers satisfied; …
In 2010, lastauto omnibus magazine took the construction truck MAN TGS 35.440 8×6 Hydrodrive on a test-drive. At the time, the focus for the testers was to find out whether a hydrostatic auxiliary drive, instead of conventional four-wheel drive, is a sensible option for a heavy dump truck. The findings at the time: The combination …
