MANmagazine Truck UK 1/2015

man magazine
1/2015
MAN TipMatic or MAN Comfort-Shift for optimised
gear changing. Acquiring the NEOPLAN
brand in 2001 strengthened MAN’s position in
the premium travel-coach segment.
Introducing the D20 engines with common
rail injection in 2004 was a real milestone
in engine technology. MAN was the
first commercial vehicle manufacturer to
convert all its engines to this economical and
environmentally friendly, electronically controlled
injection method. MAN also modernised
the light and medium series by introducing
the TGL and the TGM in 2005. Meeting
Euro 4, the exhaust gas standard at the time,
could be achieved through a combination of
exhaust gas recycling and particle filters
without any additives such as AdBlue. Two
years later, two models were to succeed the
TGA in the heavy-duty series: While the TGX
is designed for long-distance transport, the
TGS operates in the areas of traction and
heavy-duty distribution. Both MAN models
received the “Truck of the Year” award for the
seventh time – an industry record.
In 2010, MAN began serial production of a
city bus with a hybrid drive, the Lion’s City
Hybrid. Due to its innovative hybrid drive,
this vehicle saves up to 30% in fuel. The model
quickly became a huge success and received
the ÖkoGlobe Award in 2011 and the Green Bus
Award in 2012 for its sustainable concept.
The development of resource-saving and
environmentally friendly vehicles has
always been one of the main objectives of
MAN Truck & Bus. Meeting the latest exhaust
gas standard Euro 6 was a challenge met by
MAN in 2012 with its latest generation of TG
vehicles. These fulfil the strictest requirements
with maximum fuel efficiency. In the
autumn of 2014, MAN introduced the latest
engine generation D38, representing the
“This century-old
success story
wrote the basis
for a future filled
with ideas and an
innovative spirit.”
Dr. Georg Pachta-Reyhofen,
Chief Executive Officer, MAN SE
current culmination of 100 years of engine
development for commercial vehicles. Utilising
a two-stage turbocharger, the frugal Euro
6 diesel engines reach up to 640 hp.
driving factors in today’s product development
include sustainability and corporate
climate goals, as well as policy frameworks
and the limited availability of fossil fuels.
MAN is therefore investigating the advanced
development of various alternative drive concepts.
In future, hybrid drives in commercial
vehicles will be part of the drive concept in all
application areas. Urban buses already use a
serial diesel/electric hybrid drive. As for the
commercial vehicles sector, MAN introduced
the TGX Hybrid at the 2014 IAA exhibit as a
concept vehicle for a TCO-optimised truck hybrid
drive in long-distance transport. An allelectrically-operated
heavy truck with Range
Extender for operating in urban environs, the
Metropolis research vehicle conceptualised
by MAN is currently in its test phase.
Compressed natural gas (CNG) and biogas
are already available as alternatives. Engines
suitable for CNG can also run on biogas in an
almost CO 2 -neutral manner, as exemplified
by the new Lion’s City GL CNG natural gas articulated
vehicle that won the “Bus of the Year
2015” award. The established range of natural
gas city buses will be supplemented by trucks
with a CNG drive in 2016.
Future-forecast analysts investigate global
megatrends and define the direction for developing
future vehicle generations. In its predevelopment,
MAN is working on vehicles that
no longer require a driver for certain activities,
such as safety vehicles securing motorway
construction sites. These and other entirely
new ideas will serve MAN Truck & Bus in
continuously driving the advancement of
state-of-the-art commercial vehicles in future.
250 years of
MAN history
While MAN has built commercial vehicles for
a century, the historical roots of today’s MAN
Group can be traced back to three starting
points: the founding of the St. Antony ironworks
in Oberhausen in 1758 as well as the
Sandersche Maschinenfabrik in 1840 and
the establishment of the Eisengießerei und
Maschinenfabrik Klett & Comp in Nuremberg
in 1841. In 1878, the St. Antony ironworks
merged with two other ironworks in the Ruhr
area to form the “Gutehoffnungshütte” (GHH),
while the two southern German predecessor
companies merged to form Maschinenfabrik
Augsburg-Nürnberg AG in 1898 – abbreviated
to the name MAN. From 1893 to 1897, Rudolf
Diesel developed the first diesel engine in this
Augsburg factory, which provided the basis
for later engine generations in MAN’s
commercial vehicle construction. In 1921,
MAN and GHH merged to form the company
still existing today, which has been part of
the VW Group since 2011.
2005
2010
The market launch of the TGL
and TGM models in the light- and
medium-weight class from
7.5 to 26 tonnes completes the
MAN Trucknology Generation.
The MAN Hybrid
city bus enters
series production.
2014
The new D38 Euro 6 engines are
offered for the MAN TGX series with
520 hp to 640 hp.
2004
Introduction of the D20 Common Rail
engine series offers an entirely new,
electronically controlled injection
technology.
2007
In the heavy-duty truck series, the TGA
develops into the MAN TGS and TGX models.
Both are awarded the “Truck of the Year
2008” title by trade journalists.
Photos: Historical Archive MAN Truck & Bus
2011
Return of a
legend: The
double-decker
NEOPLAN
Skyliner re-enters
the market.
2012
Premiere: Euro-6 compliant MAN TG vehicles
in the TGL, TGM, TGS and TGX series
2015
The articulated natural gas Lion’s City
GL CNG is named “Bus of the Year”.
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