New Class 5 Cabover Model for 2005 Mitsubishi Fuso Introduces
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Add an appropriate body, now much easier to fit thanks to a frame re-design, and this new cabover from Mitsubishi Fuso should handle any vocation suitable to its class 5 rating, including landscaping, dry freight, refrigerated delivery and more. According to Robert McDowell, executive vice president and COO of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA), this is the most extensive redesign the company has undertaken in nearly ten years. “Every year, of course,” says McDowell, “we make incremental improvements based on customer feedback and our own technological developments. But for this year, we asked the designers to approach all of our FE models with a clean sheet of paper. We asked them to put everything they’ve learned into these new FE vehicles, and I think what they’ve been able to accomplish will surprise everyone. “For instance,” McDowell continues, “many medium-duty truck users have feared that compliance with the new 2004 EPA emissions standards would gut performance and slash fuel economy.