DongFeng » Special Tractor (专底牵引车)
In 2018, Dongfeng Special added to its range the first highway tractor 专底牵引车 (before that the company had produced only chassis and dump trucks). Three-axle 6x4 tractors are equipped with a cabin with a high roof and sleeping compartment. Its front design resembles European trucks DAF XF due to the similar shape of the radiator grille.
The trucks are equipped with United Power 420 horsepower or Yuchai 460 horsepower diesel engines. There are versions of the Yuchai engine running on natural gas. It is available with power of 375 or 420 hp. All power units meet the Euro 5 environmental standards.
A manual 12-speed gearbox is connected to the engine. The curb weight of the tractor is 9.6 tonnes, GVW is up to 25 tonnes.