MUNICH: MAN Truck & Bus recently launched the TGX 41.640 8x4/4 heavy-duty truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of 250 tonnes.
At the heart of the new heavy-duty model is the MAN D3876 in-line six-cylinder engine with 640hp and 3,000Nm of torque, available in a wide range from 900 to 1,380rpm - ideal for high loads at low speeds.
The torque converter clutch (WSK) integrated into the automated MAN TipMatic 12.30 OD gearbox enables low-wear, powerful starting with up to 1.59 times more torque and sensitive manoeuvring.
In addition, the Retarder 40 ensures high continuous braking performance and thermal stability.
Special TipMatic programmes provide support during operation: the Heavy Transport program for loads up to 250 tonnes, the Efficiency mode for loads up to 70 tonnes with particularly economical fuel consumption.
MAN bundles the central heavy-duty components in a heavy-duty tower behind the cab.
It contains four pressure tanks for 160 litres of additional air supply, a 960-litre diesel tank and the 290-litre tank for the two-stage heavy duty hydraulics.
"We are offering our customers a highly specialised vehicle that combines maximum performance and reliability,” said MAN Truck & Bus executive board member for sales and customer solutions Friedrich Baumann.
The 640hp four-axle vehicle easily moves large turbines weighing hundreds of tonnes for wind turbines, high-voltage transformers or entire submarines.
The MAN TGX features a torque converter clutch, a special gearbox designed for extreme loads and powerful hydraulic and compressed air systems that enable precise steering and levelling of the 30 or more axles of heavy-duty trailers in any driving situation.
The new heavy-duty range is a complete factory solution from MAN Individual: the four-axle base vehicle is produced at the Munich plant and then equipped with heavy-duty couplings, reinforced cooling and diesel and hydraulic tanks at the MAN Truck Modification Centre in Wittlich.
The high-performance truck comes with the same comprehensive after sales, warranty, and financing services as all series vehicles.
This makes MAN one of the few providers of series-based complete solutions from 3.5 to 250 tonnes and covers every transport task from light to heavy with the TGE, TGL, TGM, TGS and TGX models - also fully electric on request from 12 to 42 tonnes.
MAN Truck & Bus is one of Europe's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers and providers of transport solutions.
The company’s product portfolio includes trucks, buses and coaches with diesel and zero-emission drives, vans, diesel and gas engines along with services related to passenger and cargo transport.
MAN has delivered the first new 250-tonne heavy-duty TGX to the German rental specialist BFS.
The dark blue tractor unit is available for heavy-duty transport companies that require vehicles at short notice for particularly heavy-duty operations.
"We are very proud to have the very first of these special high-performance trucks in our fleet! It is the perfect flagship for our special vehicle rental fleet and another highlight in our 60-year partnership with MAN," says BFS managing director Jan Plieninger.
He and his team are cooperation partners of MAN for commercial vehicle rental: from standard models and special vehicles to 250-tonne trucks - with flexible short to long-term rental and supported by a comprehensive service network of over 90 MAN-owned workshops in Germany, Switzerland, Croatia and the Netherlands.
The tractor unit is also available with the MAN Individual Lion S equipment package as an option.
This includes exclusive design elements such as carbon applications, black aerodomes, red accents and high-quality interior details such as Alcantara seat covers, decorative stitching and red seat belts.
A 24-inch television or an electrically adjustable TV recliner are available as options, as is ambient lighting.
