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For the first time this MAZ was exposed on Paris auto show in 1988. It is the prototype of a truck of the soviet designers of a Minsk autofactory. It is interesting by original plan - modular design. Creating the prototype of the truck the experts of MAZ have gone by the same way as well as in the field of space researches. They have tried to create a design allowing to give a plenty of variants of transport means on the basis of interchangeability of modules. Each of variants is made separately and it is individual in operation in many respects. A new principle in a design allows to refuse production
of the whole range of models and to concentrate attention on five-six modules, extreme unified among themselves. It's possible to collect the truck with any quantity of axes from several blocks leading up complete weight of the truck up to 88 tons. Construction has allowed to unit a cabin of the driver and cargo compartment in one block. Thus now they are not separated and by that promote improvement of aerodynamic qualities and decrease of the consuption of fuel.
The engine of firm MAN (Germany) is established only ahead on this concept, but if necessary instead of the back not conducting bridge it is possible to put the power block with the engine or even several such blocks. The engine allows to the truck to move with speed 120 km/h. Concept has independent pneumatic suspension, ABS and original construction of steering management. Equipped weight of the given concept is 12 tons, carrying capacity is 21 tons.
The appearance of the lorry is looked is too simple. Visually the automobile consists of boxes, that is probably caused by a modular design. In a cabin of the automobile it is possible to stand in complete growth. It has two sleeping places, refrigerator, conditioner, TV set and many other. In addition to usual mirrors there is the teleinstallation of the back review
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