Mercedes-Benz presents Zetros 8x8 logistics vehicle for the first time
A Zetros 8x8 trials platform on display at Eurosatory 2024. (Photo: Damian Kemp)
The Zetros family of vehicles is now available in two-, three- and four-axle variants with the latest 8x8 version already with an order book of more than 500 vehicles.
Mercedes-Benz has displayed its latest Zetros truck, an 8x8 version rushed in from trials, for the first time at Eurosatory 2024 hot on the heels of Canada ordering 512 of the type as part of its massive order of CA$2.8 billion (US$1.8 billion) for 1,500 trucks.
The vehicle is being manufactured in Germany but a lot of systems and vehicle sections are being manufactured in Canada as part of the Power Team which includes General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-Canada), Marshall Canada, Soframe and Manac.
The vehicle has a length of 11.1m, a width of 2.6m, a height of 3.7m and
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