DAF celebrates 250,000 space cab journey
DAF is celebrating its 250,000 super space cabs by introducing a celebration edition.
DAF is celebrating its 250,000 super space cabs by introducing a celebration edition.
Loved by the drivers, the DAF super space cab has crossed the 250,000th milestone since its inception in 1985. To commemorate its success the CV major has announced the launch of a special edition. Found on the XF, the special edition super space cab comprises of luxurious appointments. Marking a special version of the largest and most comfortable cab on the market, the DAF special edition super space cab has a luxuriously trimmed interior as its highlight. Among other things, it includes the cognac-coloured leather package as standard. Marking the journey that began in 1985, the special edition super space cab reflects on DAF’s thinking about driver safety and comfort, and how it came to be some three decades back.
Appearing in response to the thought process of how to offer the driver the very highest comfort, the super space cab has been setting the standard ever since. When it first found its way on the DAF 3600 in 1985, it unleashed a silent revolution. The super space cab on that truck platform set a new standard in terms of interior space by offering a raised roof. This greatly elevated driver comfort. Going a step further in 1994, DAF reengineered the super space cab to set new standards once again with a high and wide stance. The cab cubed out at 10.2m, beating the Renault Magnum, MAN Roadhaus, Mercedes-Benz Eurocab, Iveco Ford EuroStar, Volvo FH Globetrotter and Scania Topline Streamline. Headroom over the engine hump was 1.93 m and the bottom bunk was a generous 2.05 m in length and 810 mm in width. The top bunk measured 1.92 m long and 700 mm wide.
Incorporating three deep lockers over the windscreen, space for a 24V microwave oven in the centre locker, deep pockets over the doors, and a storage bin for the centre console, the DAF super space cab in 1994 featured electrically heated and adjustable door mirrors, ECAS electronically controlled cab air suspension, red internal night lighting, electrically operated roof hatch and windows, and air conditioning as standard. Providing space cavernous enough for the driver to spend several weeks away from home, the DAF super space cab in 1994 once again set loose a competition that would not only profit the driver in terms of comfort and safety, but also elevate the overall engineering and self-regulatory standards of the European trucking industry. It would also influence various other markets of the world. It would define what it is to call a cab as an ideal space for the driver.
IDEAL PLACE FOR THE DRIVER
The latest special edition super space cab on the XF may be a far cry from the 1994 edition, it is nevertheless a step in the same direction and with the same ethos, that of providing the driver with comfort and safety. Loved by drivers for a reason, the special edition cab is ergonomically far superior.
It is also beautifully decorated and extremely spacious. With a volume of no less than 12.6 cu. m., which makes it the most spacious on the market, the special edition super space cab offers an impressive standing room of 2.23 m. There is no less than 925-litres of storage space. It is equipped with two generous beds, the lower one being 80 cm wide and 2.20 m long. Offered with a deep mattress as standard, the cab sets superlative standards in comfort and safety yet. Not without reason therefore that half of all DAF XFs are ordered in the super space cab guise.
The DAF XF super space cab celebration edition is had in a 4x2 FT tractor guise and in a 6x2 FTG tractor guise. Also had in various kinds of rigid configurations, the special edition cab as part of the XF platform is powered by the PACCAR MX-11 unit that produces 450 hp. The PACCAR MX-13 engine, which produces 480 hp or 530 hp is also there. Striking a rare combination of power, lower TCO and comfort, the XF celebration edition super space cab has its trim specific to the market or country. This is part of DAF’s thinking about including local cultural trends in the design such that it suits the local customer preferences. Equipped with a beautiful exclusive interior that includes the beautiful cognac-coloured leather package as mentioned above, the special edition cab is made super comfortable by a 15 cm deep comfort mattress for maximum sleeping comfort. In terms of driving aids, the truck features the fast DAF TNR navigation system, the most extensive climate control including operation from the rear wall and an impressively large refrigerator as standard.