Giti Tyres Big Test | No Smoke, No Mirrors

 
Giti Tyres Big Test
 July 2020     Mercedes-Benz Actros 5 1846LS MirrorCam 4x2   Story Dave McLeod Photos Gerald Shacklock

Giti Tyres Big Test - No Smoke, No Mirrors

Rather than the old "all smoke and mirrors," this new magic Merc is the exact opposite.

Yep, Aramex contractor Gardner Transport's Mercedes-Benz Actros 1846 LS 4x2 is – literally AND figuratively – an example of no smoke, no mirrors.

A super-clean Euro 6 engine (ie no smoke, no soot – pretty much no nothing)…..

And Merc's futuristic MirrorCam system – with the usual rear-vision mirrors replaced by mini-cameras mounted in ae...

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