Giti Tyres Big Test
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GITI Tyres Big Test - Never mind who's got the biggest

Fuso New Zealand boss Kurtis Andrews reckons that the latest addition to the Shogun heavy-duty range is the first Japanese truck on the Kiwi market powered by “a true 500-horsepower” engine.

It’s a provocative claim for the new 510hp/380kilowatt engine – one that’s bound to ruffle a few feathers. Especially those of a certain rival Japanese manufacturer. 

After all, wasn’t the Isuzu Giga the first Japanese t...

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