Mercedes-Benz Equips Vehicles With Armored Cab Ex Works
Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks is expanding its product range and will in future be offering the Zetros truck series with a protected driver’s cab ex works. The 3-axle, all-wheel-drive Zetros (6x6) is now available as a armored vehicle. Other vehicle variants of the Zetros series from the 2-axle 4x4 to the 4-axle 8x8 will be successively produced with protection at the Wörth truck plant from 2025. A Zetros 6x6 with a protected cab from Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks was on display for the first time at the Eurosatory trade fair in Paris last June. The protected driver’s cab offers the crew protection against bullets, mines and booby traps without impairing the vehicle’s off-road capability. Until now, the vehicles manufactured in Wörth have generally been fitted with an armored driver’s cab by partner companies before delivery to customers. Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks is now fitting the protected cab to the 2nd generation Zetros itself for specific projects. Rheinmetall is the development partner and supplier of the cab. As the special vehicle division of truck manufacturer Daimler Truck, Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks offers a high level of reliability and production capacity and also ensures a permanently high level of service and spare parts availability over several years and decades. When developing the Zetros cab armoring, great importance was attached to safety, ergonomics and good visibility. The protected cab can accommodate up to 3 people on air-sprung seats with 4-point seat belts. The large windshield provides a wide field of vision. Variable attachment points on the cab can be used for additional equipment elements.
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