Mercedes-Benz Axor

Mercedes-Benz Axor
Mercedes-Benz Axor
Overview
Manufacturer	Daimler Truck
Also called	BharatBenz HDT; Fuso FJ/FO Series;
Production	1999-2016
Assembly	Wörth, Germany; SBC Brazil; Aksaray, Turkey (Mercedes-Benz Türk); Chennai, India (Bharat Benz); Cikarang, Indonesia (DCVMI)
Body and chassis
Class	Heavy truck
Layout	4x2 (18xx, 20xx); 6x2 (25xx); 6x4 (26xx); 8x2S (32xx); 8x4 (40xx)
Powertrain
Engine	Turbodiesel with unit injectors:; OM906 inline 6, 6,374 cc (389.0 cu in); OM926 inline 6, 7,201 cc (439.4 cu in); OM457 inline 6, 11,967 cc (730.3 cu in);
Chronology
Predecessor	Mercedes-Benz Atego heavy lineup; Mercedes-Benz SK rigid
Successor	Mercedes-Benz Arocs (construction line); Mercedes-Benz Antos (rigid, Europe only); Mercedes-Benz Actros (rigid and tractor)

The Mercedes-Benz Axor is a heavy truck manufactured by Daimler Truck between 1999 and 2016 designed to fill the gap between the premium Actros tractors and the mostly rigid Atego trucks and was targeted at fleet customers. The model was succeeded by the Mercedes-Benz Antos and Mercedes-Benz Arocs in 2012 and 2013 in Germany, but is still produced in Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, and India (by BharatBenz).

Initial version

The truck has a relatively simple manual gear-shift, or alternatively, the Electronic Power Shift (EPS), is available, as well as a fully automatic box. The truck is powered by a 12-litre straight 6 engine (OM457LA), or 6.4-litre straight 6 engine (OM906)

A pre-facelift Axor
A Mercedes-Benz Axor 2543
Mercedes Benz Axor 1829 A 4x4 of the Bundeswehr

2005 facelift

Originally the Axor was only available as a tractor but with the 2005 facelift, former Atego models over 18t were made part of the Axor Range.

Rebadges

Fuso FJ/FO/FZ

In 2013, Mitsubishi Fuso announced that the Indian-built, BharatBenz version of the Axor would be sold as the Fuso FJ, FO, and FZ series in some African and Asian markets. The FJ is the six-wheeled, 25-ton version, the eight-wheeled FO is rated for 31 tons, and the FZ is the tractor version, available with two or three axles.^[1] The Fuso FJ series uses the Mercedes-Benz OM906 engine, albeit under the name Mitsubishi 6S20.