Mercedes-Benz Zetros

The Mercedes-Benz Zetros is an off-road truck for extreme operations. It was first presented at the 2008 Eurosatory defence industry trade show in Paris. The Zetros is manufactured at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth, Germany.[1] The truck is designed to be compatible with the Hercules C-130 transport and also fits into a standard German railway carriage.[2]

Zetros 2733 at the International Defence Industry Exhibition 2012

Variants

The Zetros is only available with a 326 metric horsepower (240 kW) engine and all-wheel drive:

Although normally used as a truck, the Zetros has also been put to work as an off-road tractor unit in the middle east.[3] The Zetros Secutor is a tractor unit for heavy agricultural applications.[4]

Operators

The Bulgarian army ordered the Zetros in 2009 for to transport personnel and supplies.[5] As of 2012, it operates 335 trucks with 30 more on order.[6]

The German army has ordered a total of 110 armoured Zetros vehicles, 72 of which are supposed to serve in logistics units.[7]

Notable appearances in media

The Zetros is one of 14 Mercedes-Benz vehicle models featured in the 2013 film A Good Day to Die Hard.[8]

Technical characteristics

References

  1. ↑ "Daimler Trucks at a Glance". Daimler. 2012. p. 25. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Transportable". The New Zetros. Mercedes Benz. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Mercedes' Middle Eastern Monster Mover--the Zetros 6x6 gets down to work on Biglorryblog!". Biglorryblog. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Zetros Ackerschlepper mit Allison Vollautomatikgetriebe" [Zetros farm tractor with Allison automatic gear]. Agrartechnik (in German). Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Армията се сдоби с Zetros". Bulgarian Transport Press (in Bulgarian) (4). 29 January 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  6. ↑ Dikov, Ivan (6 January 2012). "The Bulgaria 2011 Review: Defense". novinite.com. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  7. ↑ Wilke, Ralf (25 November 2013). "Geschützter Transportraum" [Protected transportation space] (in German). Streitkräftebasis. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Mercedes-Benz represented with 14 different models in the new film "A Good Day to Die Hard": G-Class, Sprinter, Unimog and Zetros save the World". Daimler. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

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