Fuso will break its own record for the most powerful Japanese truck in Australia with the introduction of an even stronger Shogun with a 530hp engine.
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Revealed at the Brisbane Truck Show, the new Shogun 530 will introduce a new cab design and 13-litre engine when it goes on sale late this year.
The most powerful Japanese truck in Australia was the Shogun 510 with a hefty 510hp, but the new model will produce 530hp and 2600Nm of torque.
The new model Shogun range will deliver new in-cabin features and the latest generation active safety suite that features no less than five radars.
“Our rivals dream of having a truck like the 510hp Shogun, so it gives us great pleasure to bring our customers the 530hp Shogun,” Daimler Truck Australia president and CEO Daniel Whitehead says.
“I have never heard anyone complain about having too much power; we know our customers are going to love this amazing truck.”
Daimler Truck Australia vice president sales, marketing and operations Andrew Assimo says the existing Shogun has been extremely popular in Australia, but they listened to customers and took on feedback to make appropriate upgrades.
“From increased GCM to new seats, headlights, an upgraded engine, new interior features and the latest Daimler Truck active safety technology, the new Shogun range is a formidable line up,” he says.
The Shogun 530 will now have a 70-tonne Gross Combination Mass (GCM) rating, up from 63-tonnes.
The upgraded 13-litre 6R30 engine making its debut in the Shogun originated from the Mercedes-Benz stable but has been tweaked for its new role. This twin turbo six-cylinder delivers 530hp fed through a 12-speed AMT with an improved creep function.
A new cloth ISRI driver’s seat has been added to 11-litre Shoguns, while the 13-litre 530 Shogun will now gain a heated leather ISRI driver’s seat.
Interior upgrades include a new electronic park brake and a new key fob that no longer needs to be inserted into an ignition barrel.
Minor improvements have been made to the interior trim, information cluster and multimedia unit.
Safety has been boosted with a new active Advanced Emergency Braking System AEBS that uses five radars and a forward-facing camera.
This includes Active Brake Assist 6 as well as Side Guard Assist 2.0, which can warn of objects on both sides of the vehicle and can even brake the truck automatically on the left side of the vehicle when detecting a potential collision while turning in that direction.
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