Mercedes-Benz used the recent Brisbane Truck Show to showcase the new Actros ProCabin which it says will be on sale in Australia and New Zealand later this year,
The storied brand says the new Actros model features a futuristic design that it claims will deliver a three per cent fuel efficiency improvement over the Actros it replaces in Europe.
Daniel Whitehead, Daimler Truck Australia Pacific’s president and CEO, said the new Mercedes-Benz ProCabin is a great example of the research and development Daimler Truck invests in.
“The ProCabin is the embodiment of trucking innovation in 2025,” Whitehead said.
“It shows that even after a series of upgrades that consistently driven down fuel consumption, the Mercedes-Benz Trucks team can still innovate and cut fuel use by another three per cent,” he said.
Andrew Assimo, the vice president of sales, marketing and operations for Daimler Truck Australia Pacific said the the ProCabin will deliver real world savings to Actros customers.
“We are excited that we will soon be able to deliver this incredible truck to our Australian and New Zealand customers and help them to realise the benefits it is already delivering in Europe,” he said.
“Driving down running costs has always been a core focus of the Actros and this iteration proves considerable fuel efficiency gains can be realised with innovative design,” Assimo concluded.
The 2663 ProCabin which Mercedes-Benz showcased on its BTS stand, was claimed to be one of several validation units that the company claims will soon join Australian fleets before the new truck goes officially on sale.
The ProCabin truck will replace existing the larger cab Actros models in the range, including the 2.5 StreamSpace and GigaSpace models.
The company says new cab was designed from the ground-up with aerodynamic efficiency in mind, with its designers introducing a rounded-off shape in order for it to guide the air around the vehicle with as little drag as possible.
The company claims that there are virtually no gaps or spaces left in order to optimise airflow, while maintaining cooling effectiveness by concentrating the airflow.
Mercedes also said that its designers have also added extended cab deflectors to better help push the wind around the truck.
Mercedes-Benz says it will continue producing its existing 2.3 ClassicSpace and StreamSpace models, claiming to retain its current design but with minor safety upgrades.
The company says that the new Actros models will gain a ‘significant active safety technology upgrade’ that it claims exceeds the new European General Safety Regulation standard.
Daimler Truck also said that it has introduced a new electronics platform that it says can process data 20 times faster so the truck’s safety systems can react faster.
The company says that the new Actros has four new radars, in addition to its existing centrally mounted front radar and windscreen-mounted camera.
It claims that this enables a 270-degree view around the vehicle and meant that its engineers could further improve the clever Active Sideguard Assist system. The company says that It now monitors both sides of the vehicle and covers a greater area than before, and that it can even stop the truck when it is turning at up to 20km/h if it detects a hazard.
Daimler Truck claims that it continues to develop its diesel offerings, citing the recently upgraded the 13-litre OM471 engine with a raft of design changes that it says boost reliability and drive down fuel consumption.
Mercedes-Benz also showcased its iconic specialist off road Unimog 5023 on its Brisbane show stand claiming that the legendary badge enjoys love by emergency responder teams and adventurers across Australia, with what the company claims is an unmatched off-road capability.
Along with the conventional power trains, Mercedes-Benz doubled down on zero emission by also showing its fully-electric eActros and eEconic range.
The company rightly claims the eActros is already hard at work across Australia, with around 20 units already working with Perth’s Centurion flee, while saying another ten are soon to be delivered.
