Arestyled cab exterior creates a more modern appearance and the interior has been smartened with new colour trim, but the real improvement comes with an automated transmission as standard. Called Nees 2 Easyshift, the new automated box uses a conventional manual transmission with gear selection by electromagnetic shifter. A fluid hydrokinetic coupling with lock-up clutch allows for gear changes. The lock-up clutch minimises power loss through slippage. The automated gearbox adds £1 000 to the price of the truck, which is much cheaper than automatic boxes, but the big advantage of automated transmissions over automatics comes in fuel economy. Isuzu's Nees 2 Easyshift will, when used in the economy mode, provide better fuel consumption than achieved with a standard manual gearbox according to test results in Japan.
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