OREANDA-NEWS. The Fuso Canter - the manoeuvrable payload star among light-duty trucks - is launching into the 2014 model year with a host of new features. A new top-of-the-range weight variant with a permissible gross vehicle weight of 8.55 t allows for chassis payloads of up to six tonnes, and as such sets the new benchmark in this weight class.

The Canter 9C15/9C18 - as the new weight variant is known - features as standard the "Duonic" automated dual clutch transmission and the wide "C" (comfort) cab, and is available with efficient 3.0-litre engines with outputs of 110 kW (150 hp) and 129 kW (175 hp) as well as diesel particulate filter and SCR technology "BlueTec 6". Also forming part of the standard specification are an engine brake with a braking power of 50 kW, the Electronic Stability Program (ESP), ABS and an electronic brake proportioning.

Compliance with the EU emission regulations which will apply from 1 January 2014 is guaranteed courtesy of modified engines. Euro 5b+ applies to the weight variants with a permissible gross vehicle weight of up to six tonnes, while Euro VI applies to the weight variants above this level and to the Canter Eco Hybrid. The new engines not only boast lower emissions but are also more efficient.