Weststar announces Mercedes-Benz Atego as the “Truck of the Year, 2011”
The innovative technology of the Mercedes-Benz ‘Atego’ with its highly variable all-round talent, ideal for short-radius distribution work and the series-built Atego 1222 L EEV BlueTec Hybrid, seen by the jury as paving the way for alternative drive systems. With an eye to emissions, fuel consumption and weight, the up-to-date EURO V EEV four-cylinder engine […]
The innovative technology of the Mercedes-Benz ‘Atego’ with its highly variable all-round talent, ideal for short-radius distribution work and the series-built Atego 1222 L EEV BlueTec Hybrid, seen by the jury as paving the way for alternative drive systems. With an eye to emissions, fuel consumption and weight, the up-to-date EURO V EEV four-cylinder engine is employed in the Mercedes-Benz Atego BlueTec Hybrid. It is complemented by the water-cooled electric motor with peak power of 44 KW and maximum torque of 420 Nm. This is a three-phase permanent magnet motor. The electric motor is located between clutch and automated transmission (the six-speed Mercedes-Benz G 85-6 with Telligent automatic gearshift system).
The jury according to Mr Mirko Plath, Managing Director of Weststar Associates Limited, as a rule, awards the Truck of the Year title each year to the truck that makes the biggest innovative contribution to road haulage in terms of economy, emissions, safety, drivability and comfort. The Mercedes-Benz Atego scored a total of 127 points to win the competition; the truck that placed second received 82 points, the number three, 45 points.
The International Jury for the Truck of the Year commented on the victory of the Atego: “In the new Atego family, Mercedes-Benz presents a versatile medium-duty truck with ‘two souls’. The short-radius distribution driver now gets equipment which not long ago, was reserved for long-haul drivers while the progressive parallel hybrid drive promotes the reduction of the CO2 emissions of commercial vehicles.
In his discussion, Plath promises that as Authorised Distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria, Weststar being firstly concerned about customer satisfaction, will ensure the configuration of vehicles coming into Nigeria includes all necessary specifications and options geared towards customers’ specific needs. “We are quite pleased with this high honor conferred on the Atego.”
The Mercedes-Benz Atego family is available from 8t–17t at Weststar and its Authorised Commercial Vehicle dealers here in Nigeria.