MAN » TGA - highway bumper
Since the end of 2000, a new "high tech" range TG-A or Trucknology Generation, meets Euro-3 standards. The range includes flatbed trucks, long-haul tractors, off-road ballast tractors, dump trucks and many variants of chassis for the utilities and the installation of special equipment. The trucks can be offered in hundreds basic variants with different types of axle arrangement from 4x2 to 10x4. Gross weight of a single truck is 18-41 tons, GCVW is up to 44 tons, for off-road trains it reaches 160-250 tons. Since 2005 the TGA model is available with a hydraulic drive of front wheels HydroDrive with an automatic switch that turns RWD truck into a four-wheel drive. The vehicles are used new diesel engines (11,9-12,8 L, 310-510 hp), mechanical 16-speed or automatic 12-speed gearboxes with electronic control, all disc brakes, three computer systems, and five variants of cabins with internal height of 1880-2100 mm - from the cabin XXL, the largest in Europe, to the compact cabin M. Inside the truck TGA pleasantly surprised the driver's place, functionally and ergonomically organized. The combination of interior design, quality materials and attractive parts of equipment contributes to unlimited possibilities of everyday using these vehicles. The range was awarded the title "Truck of the Year" in 2001.