Mitsubishi Fuso Canter Euro 5 vehicles produced from February 2010 come with EEV (Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Vehicle) compliance as standard
EEV particulate emissions are some 30 % below the Euro 5 level
First light truck in the 3.5-t to 7.5-t perm GVW segment with EEV for all model variants
From February 2010 the Mitsubishi Fuso Canter comes with EEV (Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Vehicle) compliance as standard and therefore offers even greater environmental compatibility (through a reduction in particulate emissions of some 30 %, for example) than the existing Euro 5 engine range. As all the engine variants comply with the new standard – from the 96-kW (130-hp) version to the 107-kW (145-hp) unit right up to the new 129-kW (175-hp) engine – all vehicles ordered from November 2009 come with it. This makes the Canter the first light truck in the 3.5-t to 7.5-t perm. GVW segment to provide EEV compliance for all model variants. Fuel consumption is not increased as a result. EEV is particularly relevant with regard to fleet operators and municipalities as compliance with this voluntary standard is a condition of certain invitations to tender.
The Mitsubishi Fuso Canter is a real success story. It has been in production since 1963 and today is in its seventh generation. Since its launch, some 3.5 million Canters have rolled off the assembly lines around the world; this makes it the world’s best-selling vehicle for the lightweight truck class between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes perm. GVW. In Europe, these vehicles have been distributed and supported exclusively by the Daimler sales organisation since 2001. An outstanding feature of the Canter is its high payload capacity – in the case of the Fuso Canter 7C15 (7.5 tonnes perm. GVW), for example, the chassis weight rating of 5.02 t results in a payload of about 4000 kg, depending on the body variant – with compact exterior dimensions.
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Canter comes with EEV compliance as standard from February
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Canter goes with the flow for Aquajet (GB)
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009A leading service provider to the water and drainage industry has entrusted a key role to its first Mitsubishi Fuso Canter. Transport bosses at Aquajet (GB) Ltd had been wrestling previously with the “disastrous” unreliability of 7.5-tonners supplied by another Japanese manufacturer. Not only does their new Canter boast a market-leading payload, it also came with an impressive reputation for strength and reliability.
Aquajet is based in Retford, Nottinghamshire, and works throughout the UK across a wide range of sectors for a portfolio of clients that includes highways authorities, water companies, The Environment Agency and other flood defence bodies.
The firm, which recently landed a prestigious sewer jetting contract with Anglia Water, bought its Canter from Nottingham Mercedes-Benz agent Mertrux – the German manufacturer’s dealer network is also responsible for sales and servicing of the popular Mitsubishi Fuso light truck range in Britain.
A 7C18 model, it has a 180hp 5.0-litre engine and an unusual body, which is the work of Abba Commercials, of Dover. This combines a ‘workstation’, which is fitted immediately behind the cab and features a bench and handwashing facilities, as well as storage for tools and equipment, with a 13ft long deck with dropsides.
The new truck’s primary role is that of a ‘wet well cleansing support’ vehicle. Aquajet uses 26-tonne and 32-tonne vacuum tankers with high pressure jetting and suction units to undertake servicing work at sewage pumping stations – the Canter accompanies these vehicles, carrying two men and up to 80 metres of six-inch hosing that can weigh as much as three tonnes, as well as lockers for the breathing apparatus and other equipment used by the company’s operatives when entering manholes and other confined spaces.
However, the Canter fulfils other tasks as well; Aquajet’s contracts arm, for example, uses it to transport mobile pumps.
Logistics Manager Davy Barnett is responsible for a fleet of more than 40 specialist vehicles, including a 6×4 Mercedes high pressure jetting unit and Mercedes Sprinter vans equipped with special cameras for surveying pipes and culverts.
He recalls a trip to the 2008 CV Show in Birmingham, which certainly paid dividends. “Our previous 7.5-tonners were proving pretty disastrous in terms of reliability, but we wanted a vehicle of similar size. On the Mitsubishi Fuso display outside the hall we spotted a tarmac-carrying vehicle with an Abba flat-bed body in Ringway colours, and realised that in terms of layout, with a few minor modifications, it was exactly what we needed.”
Mr Barnett continues: “We’re very pleased with our first Canter. It has a payload that’s just shy of four tonnes, which is exceptional, and is clearly strong and well built, as well as being backed by a reassuring, unlimited mileage three-year manufacturer’s warranty.”