Pegaso Cabina Cuadrada

Pegaso Cabina Cuadrada, the square cab, is a range of heavy trucks developed by the Spanish company ENASA to replace its earlier Europa range. It reached the market in 1972 after development that began in 1964, aimed at breaking into export markets, where ENASA had not yet succeeded. The name is a popular nickname for the angular cab, not an official designation, and the range was told apart by a complex numbering system, from the 1080 to the 3189. The design was drawn by the Italian Aldo Sessano under the supervision of engineer Carlos Carreras Rius, who was also responsible for the Pegaso BMR. It kept the large cross on the front and the corrugated sheet typical of the brand. At first the cab could not tilt, and a tilting cab was not offered until 1975. Heavier versions carried a turbocharged 12 litre engine of 352 cv, at the time the most powerful truck engine on the continent, chosen so that a 44 tonne truck met the rule of at least 8 cv per tonne. The range was exported with relative success to markets such as the Netherlands.