Great hopes at the plant also lay on the MAZ 303E10 electric bus. It is equipped with long-life high-capacity batteries and the German ZF CeTrax 300 kW electric motor. The power reserve is up to 300 km, which allows you to go around the whole city. Other options include a non-contact anti-jamming system, electric sunroofs, air conditioning and various types of lighting, depending on the time of day. For a year, at least 10 MAZ electric buses should be assembled in the country.
The MAZ-5440M9 truck tractor with a Euro-6 engine was also in the forefront. It is distinguished by new construction and design solutions for Belarus - from a powerful chassis to an updated cabin. It is no coincidence that the model is now very popular with buyers abroad.
The minibus MAZ 281, which is assembled in Brest at the facilities of the Brestmash plant, is also called promising. It has 16 passenger seats and a sliding door, and the footboard extends automatically.
MAZ also presented the MAZ-65262L dump truck with a carrying capacity of 36.7 tons. Its element is the transportation of bulk cargo from places of extraction of sand, clay and stone to construction sites.
The MAZ-651628 dump truck came out more compact - with a loading capacity of 28.5 tons. 21 cubic meters of building materials freely fit in a body with rear unloading.
They are proud of the factory and the KS-5576BY-H truck crane, capable of lifting loads up to 32 tons. It can be used on public roads without special permission. The basis is the MAZ-6302C5 chassis with a 330-horsepower YaMZ engine. A special machine is needed for loading and unloading and construction and installation works. Four-wheel drive allows you to operate even in off-road conditions, and the boom extends 33 m (with a jib - 42 m) and is capable of performing special work.
The garbage truck MAZ-590425 is also impressive. The machine holds 17 cubic meters of household waste, another 1.8 cubic meters takes on the loading capacity of the tailgate. The body is made in the form of an ellipse without additional reinforcing ribs. The special machine removes debris from containers of any shape and size, and then presses under high pressure. The elevator can be started manually or in semi-automatic mode.
Among the cult models included the MAZ-200, without which it is impossible to imagine the history of the Minsk Automobile Plant. This model came off the assembly line on November 7, 1947. Its modification MAZ-205 accounted for the lion's share of trucks produced in the country, which helped restore the national economy in the post-war period.
Another legend is the MAZ-500, which, unlike its predecessor, had a hoodless layout. This allowed to reduce the weight of the machine and increase the length of the loading platform. Produced "five hundred" until 1977 - this is a long-lived among the trucks.
Among the sports trucks is the MAZ-5309RR, which in 2018 brought the Dakar rally raid silver. It has a Gyrtech G-13 engine and a 16-speed ZF manual gearbox. The machine weighs 9.5 tons and takes the first hundred in 9.5 seconds.
The younger MAZ-6440 RR bonnet was also titled. The shift of the cabin to the central part improved the weight distribution of the car, unloaded the front axle and reduced the load on the crew. The car itself turned out to be small and compact, and its 6-cylinder Gyrtech G-13 turbo-charged engine with a capacity of 960 horsepower accelerates.
“We decided to present machines that illustrate the past and present of MAZ. The plant was created before the end of the war, and the 75th anniversary of Victory is an important date for us. There are models that have gone down in history, but there are those that will soon find their place on the market . It is important that we preserved the best, but did not stop there - we went ahead. As a result, modern Belarusian buses and trucks are in many ways superior to the analogues on the market, "the Minsk Automobile Plant notes.
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