Scania is targeting Australia’s mining and construction sectors with its newly launched XT range.
The new generation truck was revealed at Melbourne’s International Mining and Resources Conference and is a response to the country’s growing resources industry.
The Scania XT comes with side curtain rollover airbags as standard that provide industry-leading driver and passenger protection in the event of a crash or rollover.
The XT is available with a full range of Scania’s Euro 5 or Euro 6 SCR emission engines and Opticruise automated gear-changing, including the innovative clutch-on-demand feature.
Scania Australia managing director Mikael Jansson says the XT is “perfectly set-up for a range of construction and mining applications on sealed and unsealed surfaces”.
“The Scania XT has been designed to shrug off tough conditions and a few bumps and scrapes without the need to visit a workshop to replace exterior fittings. Our customers will be happy to gain additional uptime facilitated by this careful attention to detail.
“Trucks like these often cover significant distances each year on regular roads in the course of delivery and back-loading, so efficient fuel use is of great importance to the operator.
“The construction industry faces increasing demands for sustainable and cost-effective production. With a powerful line-up ready for the toughest mining and construction tasks, Scania is well prepared to meet the highly diverse transport assignments within these sectors,” Jansson says.
