52 10-4 Magazine / April 2026 manufacturers is Mercedes Benz, as both use MB cabs and components. In 2018, Sisu launched the 900+Hybrid, which has a 625-hp Mercedes R6 15.6 liter engine, coupled to a Danfoss Editron 250 kWH electric power unit, along with an Eaton Fuller RTLO22918B gearbox. Also, in 2018, the defense side of the business introduced the rugged GTP 4X4 Tactical Vehicle, which is powered by the 308-hp 6-cylinder Mercedes Benz OM926 diesel engine. With over 95 years of experience and history, but now down to about only 100 employees, Sisu is not the company it was in its heyday, but they are still around in a streamlined presence, they are still 100% Finnish design, and they are still the #1 heavy truck manufacturer in Finland. Building seven different variations of the Polar model for specific and/or niche markets, they also have two defense vehicles – the GTP 4X4 Tactical Vehicle and the GTT all-terrain tracked unit. Commercial truck production over the last several years has been minimal, but the company continues to press on, and they are still proudly known as “Finland’s Finest” for their guts, grit and determination for all those years. n 03 04 05 06 07 08
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