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The Mercedes-Benz Axor is a heavy truck manufactured by

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between 1999 and 2016 designed to fill the gap between the premium Actros

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and the mostly rigid Atego trucks and was targeted at

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customers. The model was succeeded by the

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and

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in 2012 and 2013 in Germany, but is still produced in Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, and India (by

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). Competitors include

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, BMC Professional, Scania G-series, Scania P-series,

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, Iveco Eurocargo,

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Iveco Stralis The Iveco Stralis is a heavy-duty truck produced by the Italian manufacturer Iveco between 2002 and 2019. The Stralis replaced the EuroStar and EuroTech models; it covers the range above the Eurocargo, between 19 and 44 tonnes. The fire versio ...

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and

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. 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

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( OM457LA), or 6.4-litre straight 6 engine (

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)

2005 facelift

Originally the Axor was only available as a

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but with the 2005

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, former Atego models over 18t were made part of the Axor Range.

Models

Tractor * Axor 4028 T (GVW 16T, 280hp) * Axor 3340 S (GVW 33T, 401hp) Rigid * Axor 2528 R (GVW 25T, 280hp) * Axor 2523 R/ 45 (GVW 25T, 231hp) * Axor 2523 R/ 57 (GVW 25T, 231hp) * Axor 1623 R/ 51 (GVW 16T, 231hp) * Axor 1623 R/ 60 (GVW 16T, 231hp) Bharat Benz 3723

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* Axor Vehicles introduced in 2001 Cab over vehicles Tractor units {{Mercedes-Benz_trucks_2000-2050

2005 facelift

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