Astra HD9

The Astra HD9 is a range of heavy and extra heavy construction and exceptional load trucks, sold as rigid trucks and semitrailer tractors, that the Italian maker Astra SpA, a subsidiary of the Iveco group, has built since 2012. It replaced the earlier HD8 series and keeps the sturdiness on which Astra built its reputation, with a new cab and more than a hundred customisation options according to the maker. Under Italian road rules the chassis is approved for 40 tonnes as an 8x4 rigid and 56 tonnes as a tractor, and it rises to 121 tonnes for exceptional convoys. Power comes from the Iveco Cursor 13 six cylinder engine of 12,882 cubic centimetres, giving up to 560 horsepower DIN and 2,500 newton metres of torque. The European range covers 6x4, 6x6, 8x4, 8x6 and 8x8 layouts at the Euro 6 standard, export models run from 4x2 and 4x4 up to 8x8, a desert variant has low pressure tyres, and the specialist SIVI adapts it for exceptional transport and for armies.