Friday 5 October 2012

TÜV SÜD: Euro 6 trucks hold their own in fuel savings

At the IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hanover, TÜV SÜD and publishing company Huss-Verlag have presented the first results from the long-term truck test series bestof9.eu. An important finding was that Euro 6 vehicles are well able to hold their own in fuel economy – a clear signal to the automotive industry, which has the widely held view that trucks built to the new standard are inefficient. After the completion of 40,000 kilometres to date, a Euro 6 truck is actually leading the field by a short head: the Mercedes Benz New Actros Euro 6 returns consumption of just under 28 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres. Second and third places are currently held by the Renault Premium and the MAN TGX EfficientLine, both Euro 5.

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