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Mack Granite Natural Gas

Mack reveals Granite CNG model

May 4, 2023
The model features a 320-horsepower Cummins L9N engine matched with an Allison 4500 fully automatic 6-speed transmission. Self-heating LED headlamps are designed to keep ice and snow from building up in colder environments.
Mack Trucks is releasing a compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered Mack Granite model, the Volvo Group subsidiary announced this week at 2023 WasteExpo in New Orleans.

Developed for waste customers that want an alternative-fuel solution or that generate their own fuel, the Mack Granite CNG model features a 320-horsepower Cummins L9N engine matched with an Allison 4500 fully automatic 6-speed transmission.

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“Mack Trucks is known for producing customized trucks that meet the exacting needs of our customers,” said Jonathan Randall, president of Mack Trucks North America. “The CNG Granite model is a perfect example of our capabilities. Our waste customers asked for a CNG-powered Granite, and working with Cummins, we delivered a solution that offers the durability, reliability, and comfort for which Mack Trucks is known.”

The CNG Mack Granite truck is only available as an axle-back model and features new fascia design with an updated chrome grille and self-heating LED headlamps that offer brighter illumination, improving forward visibility by up to 29%, and peripheral visibility by up to 50%, according to a Mack press release. The integrated heating elements automatically sense the ambient temperature and turn on to keep ice and snow from building up in colder environments. An anti-fog coating prevents condensation in warmer, humid environments to improve visibility.

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