Launched in 2013 all Mercedes trucks designed for use in the construction sector were rebranded as Arocs trucks.
As the construction sector is so broad, there has to be plenty of options available from Mercedes to meet the needs of this demanding industry. The range covers tippers, all wheel drive variants, mixers and tractor units which choices of 2, 3 or 4 axles. Power outputs span a huge range from 238 to 625hp. The Arocs has only ever been built at Euro 6, so there should be no concerns about entering building sites in London’s ULEZ zone.
The Mercedes BlueTec 6 six-cylinder engines use both EGR and SCR to hit the Euro 6 standard. all four engine sizes: 7.7, 10.7, 12.8 and 15.6 litre are mated to Mercedes PowerShift 3 automated gearboxes, fitted as a standard.
The drive configurations offered for the Arocs range from the 4×2 two-axle version with rear-wheel drive to 8×8/4, a four-axle vehicle with all-wheel drive and two steering front axles. Four-axle versions with one front and three rear axles, a wide range of air-sprung vehicles, or a load-optimised concrete-mixer chassis with single-tyred drive tandem are examples of the wide variety of new Arocs versions available straight off the production line.
The Arocs has seven cabs available in 14 different versions. As supplements to the compact 2.3 m cabs in L, M or S versions, the new Arocs can also be fitted with spacious 2.5 m variants with a level cab floor.
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