The Mercedes-Benz MB700 is a medium sized cab-over truck designed and produced by PT German Motor Manufacturing in Indonesia since June 1994.[2] The MB700 was intended specifically for Asian markets.[2] Its rough road capabilities also made it suitable for sale across Africa and the Middle East and it ended up being assembled and sold in several additional countries.[3] Turkish assembly, by Mercedes-Benz Türk A.Ş, commenced in June 1996.[4] This was also the time that the facelifted MB800 model arrived. The truck was discontinued in 2002.
The MB700 is powered by a 4.0-litre Mercedes-Benz OM364 engine in two versions, built under license by Atlantis Diesel Engines (ADE) in South Africa. The naturally aspirated version has 90 PS (89 hp; 66 kW) while the turbodiesel version has 122 PS (120 hp; 90 kW).[5] The transmission was sourced from Spain and the Indonesian-made cabin was a modified version of the Mercedes-Benz MB100. The front axle came from Tata in India and was considerably wider than that used on the MB100; the rear axle was supplied by Rockwell in the United States. The MB700 was an attempt by Mercedes-Benz to challenge the dominance of the Mitsubishi Colt Diesel in the Indonesian medium truck market, but it did not meet with significant success.[5] A longer wheelbase, bare chassis (MBO700) intended for a bus body was also built.[5]
Sales markets aside from Turkey and Indonesia include North Africa, South Africa, the Middle East, and New Zealand.[6][3] In 2000, PT German Motor Manufacturing changed its name to "PT DaimlerChrysler Indonesia" following the merger with Chrysler.
MB800
The facelifted MB800 can be recognized by its more modern, rounded off appearance, and by having the headlights mounted in the bumper rather than in the grille. The interior was also modernized, with a more softly contoured dashboard. Payload is 5 tonnes (11,000 lb) with a 8.3-tonne (18,300 lb) gross weight; the engine remained the same naturally aspirated or turbocharged diesels as used in the MB700. The longer chassis (MBO800) continued to be available for fitment with bus bodies although it was not a particularly strong seller. Mercedes-Benz replaced the MBO800 with the slightly larger OF 8000 in 2002.[7] Also, a lighter duty version called MB500 appeared, using the MB700's interior, the naturally aspirated OM364 diesel engine, and single rear tires.
In its Indonesian home market, neither the MB700 nor the MB800 were able to challenge the Colt Diesel's market dominance, however, and following the Asian market crash in 1998 sales slowed down even further. Sales in Indonesia dropped from 800 trucks in 1997 to about 200 the following year.[8] 314 examples were exported in 1997, but this increased five-fold in 1998 and Mercedes-Benz aimed to bring that number up to 2,500 eventually.[8] Mercedes-Benz added assemblies in Egypt and Turkey to serve local markets including North Africa and Eastern Europe, and in early 1999 the MB800 entered production in South Africa.[4][3] The South African variant was rated for a 4.5 tonnes (9,900 lb) payload; as for the previous generation. The possible synergy of using locally sourced engines, however, came to naught as ADE had wrapped up operations by the time South African assembly started. In the end, only the first 200 trucks built received South African-made engines. Later engines, at least for Turkish-built trucks, were sourced from Brazil.[6] The braking system and the transmission were strengthened to suit sub-Saharan conditions, modifications which were then applied to the Indonesian-built trucks as well.[3]
References
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The Mercedes Benz MB700 is a medium sized cab over truck designed and produced by PT German Motor Manufacturing in Indonesia since June 1994 2 The MB700 was intended specifically for Asian markets 2 Its rough road capabilities also made it suitable for sale across Africa and the Middle East and it ended up being assembled and sold in several additional countries 3 Turkish assembly by Mercedes Benz Turk A S commenced in June 1996 4 This was also the time that the facelifted MB800 model arrived The truck was discontinued in 2002 Mercedes Benz MB700Mercedes Benz MB800 Turkey OverviewManufacturerDaimler BenzProduction1994 2002AssemblyIndonesia BogorTurkey AksaraySouth Africa AtlantisEgypt 6th of OctoberBody and chassisClassLight commercial vehicle medium trucks Body styleCab over chassis truckRolling chassisLayoutFront mid engine rear wheel driveRelatedMercedes Benz MB100PowertrainEngine3972 cc OM364 I4 NA amp TD Transmission5 speed ZF S5 42 manual transmissionDimensionsWheelbase3 276 mm 129 0 in MB800 1 3 800 mm 149 6 in MBO800 1 Length6 001 mm 236 3 in MB800 1 6 910 mm 272 0 in MBO800 1 Width1 977 mm 77 8 in 1 Height2 384 mm 93 9 in MB800 1 1 773 mm 69 8 in MBO800 1 Kerb weight2 340 kg 5 158 8 lb MB800 1 2 190 kg 4 828 1 lb MBO800 1 ChronologyPredecessorMercedes Benz T2SuccessorMercedes Benz AcceloMB700 EditThe MB700 is powered by a 4 0 litre Mercedes Benz OM364 engine in two versions built under license by Atlantis Diesel Engines ADE in South Africa The naturally aspirated version has 90 PS 89 hp 66 kW while the turbodiesel version has 122 PS 120 hp 90 kW 5 The transmission was sourced from Spain and the Indonesian made cabin was a modified version of the Mercedes Benz MB100 The front axle came from Tata in India and was considerably wider than that used on the MB100 the rear axle was supplied by Rockwell in the United States The MB700 was an attempt by Mercedes Benz to challenge the dominance of the Mitsubishi Colt Diesel in the Indonesian medium truck market but it did not meet with significant success 5 A longer wheelbase bare chassis MBO700 intended for a bus body was also built 5 Sales markets aside from Turkey and Indonesia include North Africa South Africa the Middle East and New Zealand 6 3 In 2000 PT German Motor Manufacturing changed its name to PT DaimlerChrysler Indonesia following the merger with Chrysler MB800 EditThe facelifted MB800 can be recognized by its more modern rounded off appearance and by having the headlights mounted in the bumper rather than in the grille The interior was also modernized with a more softly contoured dashboard Payload is 5 tonnes 11 000 lb with a 8 3 tonne 18 300 lb gross weight the engine remained the same naturally aspirated or turbocharged diesels as used in the MB700 The longer chassis MBO800 continued to be available for fitment with bus bodies although it was not a particularly strong seller Mercedes Benz replaced the MBO800 with the slightly larger OF 8000 in 2002 7 Also a lighter duty version called MB500 appeared using the MB700 s interior the naturally aspirated OM364 diesel engine and single rear tires In its Indonesian home market neither the MB700 nor the MB800 were able to challenge the Colt Diesel s market dominance however and following the Asian market crash in 1998 sales slowed down even further Sales in Indonesia dropped from 800 trucks in 1997 to about 200 the following year 8 314 examples were exported in 1997 but this increased five fold in 1998 and Mercedes Benz aimed to bring that number up to 2 500 eventually 8 Mercedes Benz added assemblies in Egypt and Turkey to serve local markets including North Africa and Eastern Europe and in early 1999 the MB800 entered production in South Africa 4 3 The South African variant was rated for a 4 5 tonnes 9 900 lb payload as for the previous generation The possible synergy of using locally sourced engines however came to naught as ADE had wrapped up operations by the time South African assembly started In the end only the first 200 trucks built received South African made engines Later engines at least for Turkish built trucks were sourced from Brazil 6 The braking system and the transmission were strengthened to suit sub Saharan conditions modifications which were then applied to the Indonesian built trucks as well 3 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mercedes Benz MB800 a b c d e f g h i MB800 Turbo brochure in Indonesian Indonesia PT German Motor Manufacturing 1997 archived from the original on 2021 05 21 a b 3 June 1994 Light trucks for Asia manufactured in Indonesia M RS The Digital Archives of Mercedes Benz Classic Mercedes Benz AG Archived from the original on 2021 05 20 a b c d Long awaited African truck rolls off the line Engineering News Creamer Media 1999 02 05 Archived from the original on 2021 05 21 a b Anniversaries 2021 by year 25 years ago M RS The Digital Archives of Mercedes Benz Classic Mercedes Benz AG Archived from the original on 2021 05 20 a b c S Suryo 2020 02 17 MB700 Dan MB800 Sempat Jadi Andalan Mercedes Benz Untuk Tekuk Colt Diesel MB700 and MB800 Mercedes Benz mainstay to best the Colt Diesel Bus Truck id in Indonesian BLM Group Archived from the original on 2021 05 19 a b Mercedes Benz MB800 TrucksPlanet Archived from the original on 2020 09 19 Mengenal Mercedes Benz OF 8000 Medium Bus Terbaik era 2000an Get to know the Mercedes Benz OF 8000 the best Medium Bus of the 2000s Awansan com in Indonesian 2019 04 13 Archived from the original on 2019 09 27 a b Mercedes Benz to stay in Indonesia despite crisis The Jakarta Post 1998 08 10 Archived from the original on 2021 05 20 via Jawawa Indonesian Business amp Finance News Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mercedes Benz MB700 amp oldid 1130941819, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
