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Mitsubishi Fuso Unveils All-New 2012 Canter FE/FG Series Work Trucks
Across the board, the new line-up of 2012-model Mitsubishi Fuso cabovers evidence enhancements and upgrades. Five models, covering weight ratings from class 3 through class 5, address virtually every vocational need from dry freight, refrigerated delivery, landscaping and delicate cargo transport to auto recovery, municipal roadwork and snow plowing. The line includes standard chassis designs for class 3 through class 5 — the Canter FE125, Canter FE160 and Canter FE180, but also extends to a 7-passenger crew cab model, the Canter FE160CC, and the only 4-wheel-drive medium duty cabover in the industry, the FG4X4. The company’s new 4P10 dual-overhead-cam, dual-balance-shaft, turbocharged, intercooled 4-cylinder diesel engine is coupled to an advanced Mitsubishi Fuso DUONIC 6-speed, dual-clutch automated manual transmission — the only dual-clutch transmission available in a commercial truck. The combination helps contribute to the Canter’s higher fuel economy as well as its easy operation. Adoption of Daimler Commercial Truck's proven BlueTec SCR (selective catalytic reduction) emissions technology has brought the new drivetrain into EPA 2010 compliance. Yet, because the BlueTec system treats emissions in the downstream exhaust rather than in the engine, the engine can be tuned exclusively for optimum performance and fuel economy. Work trucks are all about the combination of durable, economical drivetrains installed into workhorse chassis that allow exceptional outfitting flexibility and ease of body fit. For 2012, the standard-width 85 cm straight ladder frame has been designed with patterned holes at regular intervals along its length and height to make body mounting easier and to save weight without loss of strength. Made with 56,565 psi-yield-strength steel, this new frame provides comparable chassis stiffness and body-fitting ease as the previous FE models, at a substantially lighter weight. The frame’s high strength-to-weight ratio helps give the new FE series the highest payload capability among class 3-5 cabovers.
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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA) is introducing its new Canter FE/FG Series trucks at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, IN. Bringing the name Canter to the North American models for the first time, the company is applying its long-standing global branding to the trucks it believes represent the future of transport technology in North America.
