The Mercedes-Benz Axor was a truck manufactured by Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...

 designed to fill the gap between the premium Actros

Mercedes-Benz Actros

The Mercedes-Benz Actros is a heavy duty truck introduced by Mercedes-Benz in 1995. It is normally used for long-distance haulage, heavy duty distribution haulage and construction haulage. It is available in weights starting at 18 tonnes and is powered by a V6 or V8 cylinder diesel engine with...

 tractors

Tractor unit

A tractor unit, prime mover , road tractor, or traction unit is a heavy-duty commercial vehicle within the large goods vehicle category, usually with a large displacement diesel engine, and several axles. The tractor unit serves as a method of moving trailers...

 and the mostly rigid Atego

Mercedes-Benz Atego

The Mercedes-Benz Atego is a range of light rigid truck introduced by Mercedes-Benz in 1997.Designated 970, it is available in weights of 7.5 to 16 metric tonnes and is powered by a straight 4 or 6 cylinder engine...

 trucks and was targeted at fleet

Fleet vehicles

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 customers.

The truck has a relatively simple manual gear-shift, or alternatively, the Electronic Power Shift(EPS), is available, as well as a fully automatic box. The truck is powered by a 12 litre straight 6 engine

Engine

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2005 facelift

Originally the Axor was only available as a tractor

Semi-trailer truck

A semi-trailer truck, also known as a semi, tractor-trailer, or articulated truck or articulated lorry, is an articulated vehicle consisting of a towing engine , and a semi-trailer A semi-trailer truck, also known as a semi, tractor-trailer, or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) articulated truck...

 but with the 2005 facelift

Facelift

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, former Atego models over 18t were made part of the Axor Range.