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The Mercedes-Benz Zetros is an off-road truck for extreme operations. It was first presented at the 2008 Eurosatory defence industry trade show in Paris. The Zetros is manufactured at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth, Germany. The truck is designed to be compatible with the Hercules C-130 transport and also fits into a standard German railway carriage.
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Variants
The Zetros is only available with a 326 metric horsepower (240 kW) engine and all-wheel drive:
Although normally used as a truck, the Zetros has also been put to work as an off-road tractor unit in the middle east. The Zetros Secutor is a tractor unit for heavy agricultural applications.
Technical characteristics
Current operators
Around 2 000 trucks are planned to be produced by the Algeria’s National Company of Industrial Vehicles (SNVI) destined for the Algerian defence ministry.
The Bulgarian army ordered the Zetros in 2009 to transport personnel and supplies. As of 2012, it operates 335 trucks with 30 more on order.
The German army has ordered a total of 110 armoured Zetros vehicles, 72 of which are supposed to serve in logistics units.
Mexican Army And Mexican Air Force have planned the purchase of 137 6x6 trucks, in three stages, beginning the first purchase of 46 in 2017
Notable appearances in media
The Zetros is one of 14 Mercedes-Benz vehicle models featured in the 2013 film A Good Day to Die Hard.