In November 2017, Mercedes-Benz's new generation Actros was officially launched in mainland China after a lapse of six years. “The Actros has started with Euro 6 since its inception. Nowadays, the domestic stepping emissions are upgraded, and it is timely to choose this time.

In April 2018, the new Scania was launched, and the whole vehicle adopts a new design. Compared with the old models, the size and performance of the vehicle are also improved.

Exterior

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As the top European heavy truck, Mercedes-Benz's Actros has become the best-selling truck in Europe. It is also the benchmark for the reverse development of multi-brand heavy-duty truck platforms in China. Many domestic heavy-duty trucks can find the shadow of the Actros from the exterior to the interior. The car has been recognized by many card friends.

Mercedes-Benz's Actros also continues the family's design style. The front face U-shaped air intake is deleted. The appearance of the car is strong enough. The front cover honeycomb grille enhances the sense of grade, and the car is scrambled by domestic trucks. Imitation, because Mercedes-Benz's design is really excellent. The layering is very strong, and the spoiler is also used in accordance with the aerodynamic design principle, but also full of movement.

Scania G410

The new G410 tractor, the appearance of the car is more concise, the design language conveys a sense of majesty and high-end, more powerful than the previous generation, and more angular, the front face retains the Scania "T" shape design Style, with a high degree of recognition.

The appearance of the two cars is very high-end domineering, Mercedes-Benz Actros overall car shape is more refined, whether it is the front of the car or the car side is relatively smooth, the layering is very strong, and the two front windshield for UV protection design, The two cars canceled the front sun block, mainly in the perspective of fuel economy.

Interior

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Mercedes-Benz's Actros uses a new cab concept that clearly divides the work area and living area with different color schemes. Thanks to Mercedes-Benz's many years of experience in building cars, the functional layout of the Actros cab interior is reasonable, and the dark work area is conducive to the driver's mental concentration to improve driving safety. In the living area, such as the co-pilot and sleeper, the light-colored warm color style is used to give the user a warm feeling.

Scania G410

The new instrument panel is ergonomically designed with a focus on the driver's position. The driving position is extremely flexible, and the various operating switch layouts on the instrument panel are more reasonable and accessible. The driver is in control, the new cab is a high floor design, the space is much smaller than the Mercedes Actros.

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The car's bar is designed as a handicap, the new generation PowerShift3 smart hand-in-one gearbox, with 12 forward gears, 4 reverse gears, 5 functional modes, 20% less than the previous PowerShift2 shift time, than manual The gearbox shift time is reduced by 50%, and the faster shifting speed makes the power output more consistent.

Scania G410

The Scania G410 intelligent shifting system is integrated into a standard manual transmission with no vehicle shift lever and no clutch pedal. Help the driver choose the right gear in the automatic mode, making driving easier, more economical and safer. Combining the Eco-cruise further optimizes fuel efficiency and improves operational economy.

The car's intelligent shifting can be controlled automatically and manually. It can be switched at any time during the operation of the joystick under the steering wheel. During manual control, the driver raises/downs by raising/pressing the joystick; during automatic control, the system automatically selects the gear position to ensure that the engine speed is stable in the green zone.

In general, Mercedes-Benz's Actros LCD + pointer combination instrument panel design, clear, tachometer design has economic speed prompt area, kilometers, water temperature, oil volume, time, etc., all use liquid crystal display. The middle LCD screen can get more details and can be adjusted through the multi-function steering wheel, which is obviously higher.

Both models come standard with a connected spring mattress that is harder and more in line with the driver's sleep habits. After a few hours of continuous driving, enjoy a good night's sleep and help the driver to get back to work quickly. It must be said that the head of Mercedes-Benz's Actros mattress can be adjusted at different angles, and the comfort is enough to give the card friends a good rest quality.

Surprisingly, the two cars also have no upper sleeper. The Scania G410 uses three large storage boxes in the upper sleeper. The storage space is enough for the driver's needs. The three large storage boxes above the lower sleeper. The two storages below, the driver's head top three large storage boxes, Mercedes-Benz in storage space is still slightly lacking.

In this generation of Mercedes-Benz Actros, the entire power system is developed and manufactured by Mercedes-Benz, so there is no small advantage in the adaptation of the power system, and the selection of a variety of engines and a variety of horsepower segments can also be well satisfied. Different use needs.

The second-generation OM471LA inline 6-cylinder diesel engine has a maximum power of 330kW (450hp). The OM471 inline 6-cylinder engine has a displacement of 12.8L and can output 2100-2500N·m of super torque at 800-1450 rpm. The second-generation OM471 has a fuel consumption level that is 3% lower than the previous generation. In order to achieve such performance, it is necessary to mention two black technologies of OM471, X-Pulse supercharged high pressure common rail, after two-stage supercharging, the fuel injection pressure can reach up to 2700 bar, and the atomization effect of fuel in the cylinder. Better, more complete combustion; asymmetric turbocharger, allowing the turbine to advance ahead, allowing the engine to have more low-torque performance

Mercedes-Benz's  Actros match the new generation of PowerShift3 smart manual transmission, with 12 forward gears, 4 reverse gears, 5 functional modes, 20% reduction compared to the previous PowerShift2 shift time, shifting than manual transmission The time is reduced by 50%, and the faster shifting speed makes the power output more consistent.

Scania G410 with SCANIA DC13 139, inline six-cylinder engine with exhaust turbocharger and central intake cooling system, XPI system, displacement: 12742cc, maximum output power / speed: 410 hp (302 kW) / 1900 rev / min, maximum output torque / speed: 2150 Nm / 1000-1300 rev / min, emission indicators: China's five. Match the GRS905 12+2 gearbox, Scania Opticruise intelligent shifting system, automatic control clutch system (no clutch pedal), Scania economy cruise.

Mercedes-Benz Actros front axle: 7.5 t sunken front axle, 2 parabolic springs with balance bar, drive rear axle: 13 t drive axle with differential lock, 4 air spring suspension per bridge, airbag rear axle lift It can be easily implemented by the onboard controller. The rear axle ratio of the car is 3.077.

SCANIA AD400SA longitudinally arranged single drive rear axle, single spiral bevel gear final drive SCANIA RB662, speed ratio is 3.07.

Here we have finished importing heavy trucks. This has to be said that the difference between Mercedes-Benz Actros and Scania G410 is quite small, not only because the two cars have very high-end designs, The differences in configuration, price, and power are also minimal.

As for how to choose, Mercedes-Benz Actros and Scania G410 have distinctive character and very good choice. The mid-short or medium-long long-term value-for-money option Scania G410, 410 horsepower power output can satisfy most The working conditions, the vehicle configuration is rich, the highly practical automatic air conditioning, the pneumatic shock-absorbing seat, the rear-view mirror heating function are equipped, and the storage space is more abundant;

the user who is more pursuit of comfort and space chooses the Mercedes-Benz Actros. 450 horsepower, 960L large fuel tank, flat floor cab, more space inside the car, long-distance driving safety is not suppressed, the interior configuration is upgraded on the basis of the Mercedes-Benz Actros enough, from enough to become "easy to use."