Ford F-Max is Truck of the Year 2019!

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TTM Netherlands  /  September 19, 2018

The F-Max, the new long-distance truck from Ford Trucks, has been elected International Truck of the Year 2019. The award was presented Wednesday by ITOY jury chairman Gianenrico Griffini to Haydar Yenigün, general manager of Ford Otosan, on the press day of the trade show IAA in Hanover.

The new F-Max, the name was secret until today, won with a point number of 126. With that, he beat the Scania Urban Range (74 points) and the Volvo FH LNG (56 points) amply.

The rules of the International Truck of the Year award stipulate that the annual award is awarded to the truck that was introduced in the previous 12 months and that has made the largest contribution to efficiency in road transport. Jurly members consider various important criteria such as technical innovation, comfort, safety, handling, fuel consumption, eco-footprint and TCO.

The ITOY election for 2019 was again under the auspices of the British branch organization Road Haulage Association (RHA). They gathered and checked the votes of the judges and determined the final result. The ITOY jury thanks RHA for its participation.

The Truck of the Year jury was able to drive more extensively with the new Ford F-Max in his homeland Turkey. The judges praise the efficiency and the progressive characteristic of the F-Max powertrain. It includes Eco-Roll, Adaptive Cruise Control and GPS-based Predictive Cruise Control. Equally impressive is the six-cylinder 12.7-liter Ford Ecotorq Euro 6 engine, good for 500 hp, in combination with the ZF Traxon 12-speed AMT.

The all-new cab was also appreciated by the Truck of the Year jury, composed of 23 of the best commercial vehicle journalists in Europe. The F-Max's cab is 2.5 wide and has a completely flat floor. Headroom is 2.16 meters, and there is more than enough storage space and the dashboard is located in a cockpit unit that is turned towards the driver. The display is largely digital and easily readable. Ford's self-developed connectivity platform ConnecTruck also scored well among the judges.

Jury chairman Gianenrico Griffini expressed the jury's verdict: "" With the introduction of the F-Max, Ford Trucks has delivered a delicately designed tractor that is a sensible new player in the highly competitive segment of long-haul transport. "

The International Truck of the Year Award has been in existence since 1977. The jury consists of 23 of the best European commercial vehicle journalists. On behalf of the Netherlands TTM.nl is chief editor Arjan Velthoven in the ITOY jury.

The ITOY election for 2019 was again under the auspices of the British branch organization Road Haulage Association (RHA). They gathered and checked the votes of the judges and determined the final result. The ITOY jury thanks RHA for its participation.

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