The Mercedes-Benz Zetros is an off-road truck for extreme operations. It was first presented at the 2008 Eurosatory defence industry trade show in Paris. The Zetros is manufactured at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth, Germany. The truck is designed to be compatible with the Hercules C-130 transport and also fits into a standard German railway carriage.
The Zetros is available with a choice of 326 hp (240 kW) or 428 hp (315 kW) engines and all-wheel drive:
Although normally used as a truck, the Zetros has also been put to work as an off-road tractor unit in the middle east. The Zetros Secutor is a tractor unit for heavy agricultural applications.
Originally introduced with a 7.2L diesel, a 12L variant was added in 2016.
Around 2 000 trucks are planned to be produced by the Algeria's National Company of Industrial Vehicles (SNVI) destined for the Algerian defence ministry. Locally further developed into self-propelled artillery systems using the D-30 and T-12 gun systems.
The Bulgarian army ordered the Zetros in 2009 to transport personnel and supplies. As of 2012, it operates 335 trucks with 30 more on order.
In August 2016 Mercedes Benz has been awarded a contract to provide 330 trucks for the Chilean Army. The contract includes a batch of Zetros 2733 6x6 and Unimog U4000 4x4 vehicles.
The first non military application of the Zetros 2733 was announced in June 2018 by the Costa Rican Firefighters as the organization acquired one. It will serve as transport for rescue crew and equipment in emergency situations as floods, hurricanes, storms, wild fires, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
The German army has ordered a total of 110 armoured Zetros vehicles, 72 of which are supposed to serve in logistics units.
Mexican Army And Mexican Air Force have planned the purchase of 137 6x6 trucks, in three stages, beginning the first purchase of 46 in 2017
In 2016, Mercedes-Benz presents and exhibit the Zetros in the Directorate of Arsenals, the plant of the former TAMSE in Boulogne. As reported by the Defensa site, the Argentine Army is a former customer of Mercedes-Benz. The idea is that the Zetros can replace, in a gradual way, the current fleet of Unimog and MB 1114.
The Zetros is one of 14 Mercedes-Benz vehicle models featured in the 2013 film A Good Day to Die Hard.
A 6x6 Zetros, called Terrorbyte is featured in the online mode of Grand Theft Auto V.
Also appear in Ghost Recon Wildlands, simply called "Military Truck" and is used by UNIDAD.
The Zetros also appears in the offroad racing game Asphalt Xtreme
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