The brand says its new Shogun truck in Australia is the most powerful Japanese heavy-duty truck in the country
Fuso has launched a new Shogun range in Australia, with the most powerful Japanese heavy-duty truck in the country being the headline of the latest models.
Fuso says the Shogun 530 is lighter than rivals but packs 530 horsepower and 2,600Nm of torque, representing an advantage of 50 horsepower and more than 400Nm over the next most-powerful Japanese truck.
The Shogun 530 comes with a 70-tonne maximum GCM rating, with all new Shoguns including a fresh design and a raft of interior and safety upgrades.
A new-look cab is standard across the range, improving its modern appearance and its aerodynamic efficiency, while brighter full-LED headlights and taillights have now been added as standard.
New ISRI driver seats are installed across the range, with the leather seat coming with a heating function.
All Shogun models now benefit from a new electronic park brake and a new key fob that no longer needs to be inserted to start the truck.
Other upgrades include new trim panels, as well as an upgraded information cluster and upgraded multimedia unit that can connect wirelessly to both Apple and Android phones.
All Shoguns come standard with Truckonnect telematics that provides a raft of valuable real-time information to fleet operators, while Fuso includes a five-year subscription to this service at no extra cost.
All Shogun models now feature the new active safety suite that uses five radars in addition to a forward-facing camera, including the latest Active Brake Assist 6 Advanced Emergency Braking System. Also standard is Side Guard Assist 2.0, which can warn of objects on both sides of the vehicle and can even brake the truck automatically on the left side of the vehicle when detecting a potential collision while turning in that direction.
Daimler Truck Australia Pacific president and CEO Daniel Whitehead says the Shogun 530 demonstrates Fuso’s leadership.
“We were already out in front of our rivals with the 510 horsepower Shogun, so we are especially pleased to deliver our customers a Shogun with 530 horsepower that further extends its lead,” he says.
“We know our customers will love this truck. I don’t know about you, but I have never heard anyone complain about having too much power.”
Daimler Truck Australia Pacific vice president sales, marketing and operations Andrew Assimo says the new Shogun range delivers practical improvements.
“The existing Shogun has been extremely popular in Australia and has been setting new sales records, but we took the opportunity to introduce several upgrades that would make it even better again,” he says.
“More GCM, a new engine with more power and torque, the latest safety package and a big comfort boost with new seats mean the new Shogun is an incredible package.”
The Shogun 530’s upgraded 13-litre 6R30 engine produces 530 metric horsepower at 1,600rpm and 2,600Nm of torque from at 1,100rpm. This twin turbo six-cylinder is teamed with a 12-speed AMT that features an improved creep function.
The other engines in the Shogun range remain unchanged. The Shogun range includes three different engines, starting with the 8-litre, moving up to the 11-litre and topping out with the 13-litre 6R30 engine.
Story with thanks to Owner Driver Magazine