The MAN TG3 will be an all new range at the Brisbane Truck Show, and it’s the first newly-developed truck generation for Australia from MAN Truck & Bus in two decades, including the TGL, TGM, TGS, and TGX ranges.
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One of the Four Contenders
The TG3 range is the latest product line-up for MAN Trucks and it has been announced as one of the four contenders for the Truck of the Year Australasia 2023 award, which will be presented at the Brisbane Truck Show on May 18.
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Can the New MAN Range Really Cut the Mustard?
PowerTorque tested the lates TG3 MAN B-double prime mover over a typical test route for this kind of truck to ask the question, can the new MAN really cut the mustard?
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Is the MAN a Contender?
The latest on offer from the MAN brand brings the range up to date; they tick all of the boxes, but the question remains in the B-double market: Is the MAN a contender? Tim Giles takes the latest model out on the highway to test its credentials.
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Can MAN Crack the Australian Market?
After a series of truck model launches from European truck makers, it is the MAN range which is getting an upgrade, but the question is, can MAN crack the Australian market?
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Driveline Technology Upgraded
The transmission available in the TG3 range is the Tipmatic, MAN Truck’s version of the ZF Traxon AMT and sees the MAN driveline technology upgraded. This latest version of the ground breaking AMT includes some key functions like load and slow protection, idle speed driving in heavy traffic, Smartshift to pick shift patterns as efficient as possible and efficient roll, when there’s an opportunity for the engine to idle and open the clutch to get the maximum in regards to fuel economy.
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A Major Cabin Makeover for MAN
The phrase used to describe the idea behind the TG3 truck range is ‘driver fit’, as it represents a major cabin makeover for MAN Trucks. This is the aspect which the brand emphasised at the initial launch two years ago in Europe, and which has seen the truck maker increase market share there.
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New Product Line-up for MAN
The TG3 range is the new product line-up for MAN Trucks going forward. The newly launched range includes the TGX which is available in 6×4 with a 540hp 12.4 litre engine option or the 580 and 640 horsepower settings of the 15.1 litre . There’s a choice of three cab options, the GX, which is the biggest one that’s a full height, full width cabin. Then there’s the GM which is the medium height still also full width, and the GN, which is standard height.
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The Next Generation MAN Appears
The MAN brand has been with us for some time, always a well engineered product, and one which has not had a major impact in Australia, but the next generation MAN appears to bring the range into genuine contention in Australia.
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Truck Manufacturer’s Product and Manufacturing Plans
In the second part of our interview with Alexander Vlaskamp, Global MAN CEO, Veteran Italian Truck Journalist and Chairman of the International Truck of the Year Jury, Gianenrico Griffini, asks about the German truck manufacturer’s product and manufacturing plans a future ready MAN.
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