• Up to 4% better fuel efficiency
• Up to 10% lower repair and maintenance cost
• Up to 15% higher resale value
• Euro 4 or Euro 5 emission levels for Maut reduction
• Service interval extended to 150,000 km
• Oil change interval for gearbox and rear axle extended
The new industry-leading DAF XF105, which will be presented at the Amsterdam RAI Show, is a world class product with the highest quality, reliability and durability. It offers a superior cab design with semi-flat floor in all models, as well as a completely new 12.9 litre PACCAR MX engine with SCR exhaust gas after-treatment for Euro 4 and Euro 5 emission levels. “Investing in the DAF XF105 means investing in lower costs and higher yields. Our new flagship offers excellent return for operators in many applications”, says Kerry McDonagh, Director Marketing & Sales of DAF Trucks.
The facts speak for themselves. Depending on the operational conditions, the new PACCAR MX engine offers up to 4% better fuel efficiency. Consequently, the AdBlue consumption is more than compensated by improved economy. Furthermore, several countries in Europe have now introduced an incentive program to partly or even fully offset the investment in cleaner operating Euro 4 and Euro 5 engines; for example, the discount on the German Maut.
The new 12.9 litre PACCAR MX engine has a design life of 1.6 million kilometres, which means that when the first owner trades in his XF105 after 800,000 km, for example, the next owner buys at least as many kilometres in ‘residual mileage’. This improves the trade-in value of the XF105, which can be up to 15% higher after four to five years of service, compared with a Euro 3 vehicle.
The service interval is extended from 120,000 to 150,000 km with the use of synthetic oil. This means not only less oil over the service life of the truck, but also that on average, the XF105 only has to go to the workshop once a year for a service. Moreover, service after the first 10,000 km is no longer required and the oil change interval for gearbox and rear axle is extended to over half a million kilometres; 540,000 km to be precise. All this means fewer hours in the workshop and thus more uptime. In addition, the great reliability of the XF105 ensures maximum uptime too, while repair and maintenance costs are up to 10% lower.
Obviously, with all these features and benefits for both driver and operator, the new DAF XF105 model is priced higher than the XF95. “Operators ordering the new DAF XF105, which enters production in January 2006, will see a 10 to 15% higher purchase price, compared with the DAF XF95 Euro 3, largely due to the cost of the SCR installation for Euro 4 and Euro 5 emission requirements. The good news is that the operational costs over the total service life of the truck are lower, making the XF105 a great proposition for cost conscious operators.” McDonagh noted.
“For those operators that prefer the significantly lower initial investment in a Euro 3 vehicle, the DAF XF95 will be in production as long as there is market demand. In recent tests in leading European trade magazines, the DAF XF95 is again recognized as the benchmark in many aspects. One of the British magazines wrote: ‘With the XF95, DAF has given British operators the best excuse not to buy a Euro 4-tractor before they have to.’ And that obviously goes for many operators in other non Maut-related countries as well, given the continuously high demand for the DAF XF95 Euro 3. However, the XF95 Euro 3 production will come to an end for EU countries, when Euro 4 emission requirements become mandatory in October 2006. Euro 3 vehicles have to registered before then, which effectively means that they can only be sold up to summer 2006. Up to then, DAF offers two strong business solutions to it’s customers: the new XF105 for Euro 4 and Euro 5 and the popular XF95 for Euro 3 – both providing winning performance and superb driver comfort and interior space,” Kerry McDonagh concludes.
Eindhoven, 30 September, 2005
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DAF XF105 Brochure
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