MAN TGX EfficientLine use Alcoa Dura-Bright wheels

A total of 32 new MAN TGX Efficient-Line demonstration vehicles recent left MAN’s truck forum bound for the company’s German sales offices. Aluminium giant and wheelmaker Alcoa reports that MAN’s green truck and the Dura-Bright wheels are a strong partners thanks to the truck’s “advanced drive technology and excellent fuel efficiency, that today’s long-distance transport has the potential to save up to 3 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres.”

Alcoa reports that the TGX EfficientLine shows that, in order to cover long distances more efficiently, a truck design is needed with reduced rolling resistance. In order to reduce air resistance, sun visors and air horns have been eliminated. The maximum speed is limited to 85 km/h. Further improvements are made to the drive strands and a new generation Intarder is fitted.

For the construction of the TGX line, MAN opted for a lightweight design. The TGX EfficientLine Basic Pack includes Alcoa Dura-Bright aluminium wheels. This results in an extra payload of over 110 kg per truck. Moreover, the lower inertia and lower rolling resistance further reduce fuel consumption. Alcoa wheels offer other advantages as well: the improved rotation of the aluminium wheels reportedly ensures a longer life time of the tyres than with steel wheels. The superior heat conductivity of the aluminium also allows the brakes to cool down quickly, extending the life time of the brake pads.

Alcoa 17.5 x 6.75 wheels for medium duty trucks

In addition MAN started to mount the first Alcoa 17.5 x 6.75 wheels to its TGL line trucks for customers specifying aluminium wheels in April. “We are starting to spot the first trucks on the European roads. Here is one from the Dutch company Mulders in Oudenbosch, who can now transport their high class garden furniture in style,” company representatives said in an internal newsletter.

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