- FUSO ‘Super Great V’ developed to deliver ‘more mileage with less fuel’
- The only truck with all models over-fulfilling the 2015 Fuel Efficiency Standard (FES) in Japan by 5%, subject to significant tax-exemption
- Internal testing results proves Super Great V the Champion – Achieves up to 10% less fuel consumption cost compared to trucks currently running in the market
- Extended standardization of advanced safety features offer the highest standard of drivability, visibility, durability, and safety in one total support package
- Super Great V available at Mitsubishi Fuso dealers and regional sales centers
The ‘Super Great V’ – the real Champion in long-distance transport – proves its economic efficiency. Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, today hosted a ‘Super Great V Customer Experience’ Event at its Kawasaki Plant, Japan, the company’s main production footprint globally. Customers from around Japan attended the customer-tailored product launch event including a product workshop of the new fuel-efficiency Champion combined with a guided plant tour to witness how the quality and its ultimate performance are built into the new Super Great V. Proven by internal testing, the Super Great V achieves up to 10% less fuel consumption cost (diesel + AdBlue®) compared to trucks currently running in the market. In addition, the Super Great V, developed to deliver ‘more mileage with less fuel,’ is the only truck with all models over-fulfilling the 2015 Fuel Efficiency Standard (FES) in Japan by 5%, subject to significant tax-exemption.
Mr. Thomas Decker, MFTBC Director & Project Leader of Heavy-Duty Truck Development: “The new Super Great V was designed with one goal in mind – to become the ultimate solution in real-life fuel economy. Fuel costs not only make up one third of the total cost of operation of a truck; they are expenses that operators have only little control over. It is a common challenge all around the world, but in Japan, where trucks deliver 90% of the goods and are the backbone of an entire economy, this is an issue to be taken especially seriously, and that is why we brought the real Champion in fuel savings, the Super Great V which achieves up to 10% less fuel consumption cost (diesel + AdBlue®) compared to trucks currently running in the market.”
According to Mr. Decker, the traditional heavy-duty model was already the Champion with a 5% advantage in fuel consumption over its competitors. Now with an additional 5% improvement, the new Super Great V brings significant benefits to the Japanese customers with its superb fuel-efficiency, the major contributing factor to its overall economic efficiency.
Mr. Akio Suehiro, MFTBC Senior Vice President of Mitsubishi Fuso Sales Japan: “The new Super Great V is the ultimate fuel efficiency Champion, and that makes it the ultimate profit generating machine. The more you use it, the more you save. The more you save, the more you earn.”
Super Great V – The real champion achieves up to 10% less fuel consumption cost compared to trucks currently running in the market
With an optimized 6R10 engine, a proven and a constantly evolving technology based on Daimler’s common heavy-duty engine platform, now combined with the newly developed asymmetric turbo charger, the new Super Great V achieves up to 10% less fuel consumption cost (diesel + AdBlue®) compared to trucks currently running in the market. The asymmetric turbo charger is a huge contributing factor to the overall reliability and durability of the high-performance 6R10 engine and to the reduction of fuel consumption, and thus, gives customers the best real-world fuel consumption and performance without sacrificing any of the performance expected out from the new Super Great V. With the now optimized setup, the consumption of AdBlue® – a water-based urea solution to reduce harmful oxide emissions – is also drastically reduced in the new Super Great V with 70% less AdBlue® consumption, and thus, bringing customers lower Total Cost of Ownership and more value for money.
In conjunction to the lowered fuel consumption, the new Super Great V also helps reduce the direct environmental impact by reducing carbon dioxide emissions on a similar level.
Extended standardization of advanced safety features on the Super Great V – Offering the highest standard of drivability, visibility, durability, and safety in one total support package
In addition to developing fuel-efficient products, MFTBC casts an earnest eye to further add more value for money in terms of comfort, functionality, and safety by incorporating various features as standard that are effective for preventing traffic accidents at an early stage, before accidents occur. The Super Great V incorporates the optimal combination of various safety devices uniquely developed by MFTBC. With its optimized features, the new Super Great V offers the highest standard of drivability, visibility, durability, and safety in one total support package.
MFTBC’s safety philosophy – MDAS-III
A principal concept is MDAS (Mitsubishi Driver Attention monitoring System), first installed in the Super Great line in 1996. This is an active safety technology to reduce the possibility of accidents by giving a driver warning with alarms and meter displays when his or her attention is waning.
Active Mitigation Brake (AMB) collision-damage-reducing brake system
AMB is an active safety technology which decelerates the vehicle by applying the brake automatically when a collision is possible. Using a milliwave radar system, the AMB system monitors the distance from the vehicle in front. At first, it sounds an audible alarm to alert the driver of possible danger of collision. If the driver does not take appropriate action, it again sounds an alarm and also gently applies the brakes. When the system determines the driver is still not reacting strongly enough and a collision is imminent, it gives another warning sound and firmly applies the brakes to reduce impact speed in order to mitigate collision damage.
Auto-Cruise
The Auto-Cruise system is designed to maintain a safe distance with the vehicle in front. By determining distance using the milliwave radar and through a link with the auxiliary brakes, a constant distance is kept with the vehicle ahead by accelerating and decelerating as necessary.
Electronic Stability Program (ESP®) vehicle-behavior stabilization system
The ESP® (Electronic Stability Program) is intended to increase overall vehicle stability in a variety of circumstances. It works by controlling engine output, independently controlling individual brakes on the tractor wheels and managing the brakes of the trailer. A heavy-duty vehicle has a higher risk of overturn in making a turn with its cargo fully loaded because the loading makes the center of the gravity higher. ESP® is intended to reduce the risk of such rollover accidents. Additionally, it is effective in preventing jackknifing and provides stability on slippery road surfaces.
