MAN has begun to replace the Ministry of Defence's entire fleet of support vehicles.The German firm will be supplying the MoD with 7,285 trucks in a £1.3bn deal that will run until 2013. As well as a five-year parts and labour warranty and five years' 'reliability assurance', the MANs come with 20 years' support.
The MAN HX and SX all-wheel-drive trucks are manufactured with 'medium mobility' or 'improved medium mobility' capabilities. The medium-mobility trucks are fitted with leaf springs; the improved-medium-mobility trucks feature independent coil suspension.
The 4x4s are powered by the D08 6.9-litre engine rated at 326hp; the rest feature the D20 10.5-litre engine rated at 440hp. These are the MOD's first Euro-4 vehicles; they all come with MAN's automated MAN TipMatic gearbox.