Fuso has launched a new Shogun range headed up by the most powerful Japanese heavy-duty truck in Australia.
Equipped with a more efficient 13-litre 6R30 engine, the Shogun 530 is lighter than its rivals, but outmuscles them with 530 horsepower at 1,600rpm and 2,600Nm of torque from 1,100rpm – 50 horsepower and more than 400Nm over the next most-powerful Japanese truck.
The other engines in the Shogun range remain unchanged, starting with the eight-litre, moving up to the 11-litre and topping out with the 13-litre 6R30 engine.
There are also a range of different horsepower ratings as well as specifications, including 4×2, 6×2 and 6×4 models as rigids or prime movers as well as an 8×4 rigid version.
What’s more, the Shogun 530 also comes with a 70-tonne maximum Gross Combination Mass (GCM) rating, further extending its breadth.
All Shoguns feature a 12-speed AMT with improved creep function and benefit from a fresh design, a raft of interior upgrades and safety upgrades.
A new-look cab is standard across the range, which not only gives it a more modern appearance, but also improves its aerodynamic efficiency. Brighter full-LED headlights have now been added as standard, along with LED taillights.
The new Shogun range is headed up by the most powerful Japanese heavy-duty truck in Australia
Interior upgrades are headlined by new ISRI driver seats across the range. Most Shogun models are fitted with cloth-covered ISRI seats, while Shogun 530 customers upgrade to a leather ISRI seat with heating function.
All Shogun models now benefit from a new electronic park brake and a new key fob that no longer needs to be inserted to start the truck.
Other upgrades include new trim panels, as well as an upgraded information cluster and upgraded multimedia unit that can connect wirelessly to both Apple and Android phones.
All Shoguns come standard with Truckonnect telematics that provides a raft of valuable real-time information to fleet operators. Fuso includes a five-year subscription to this service at no extra cost.
All Shogun models now feature the new active safety suite that uses five radars in addition to a forward-facing camera. They use the latest Active Brake Assist 6 Advanced Emergency Braking System.
Also standard is Side Guard Assist 2.0, which can warn of objects on both sides of the vehicle and can even brake the truck automatically on the left side of the vehicle when detecting a potential collision while turning in that direction.
A new-look cab has a more modern appearance and also improves its aerodynamic efficiency
Daimler Truck Australia Pacific President and CEO, Daniel Whitehead, says the Shogun 530 demonstrates Fuso’s leadership.
“We were already out in front of our rivals with the 510 horsepower Shogun, so we are especially pleased to deliver our customers a Shogun with 530 horsepower that further extends its lead,” he says.
“We know our customers will love this truck. I don’t know about you, but I have never heard anyone complain about having too much power.”
Daimler Truck Australia Pacific Vice President Sales, Marketing and Operations, Andrew Assimo, adds the new Shogun range delivers practical improvements.
“The existing Shogun has been extremely popular in Australia and has been setting new sales records, but we took the opportunity to introduce several upgrades that would make it even better again,” he says.
“More GCM, a new engine with more power and torque, the latest safety package and a big comfort boost with new seats mean the new Shogun is an incredible package.”