OM 602
Inline-5 diesel- 602.941 2.9 L · 2,874 cc
88 PS
65 kW · 87 hp à 3,600 tr/min
186 N·m
137 lb·ft à 2,400 tr/min
- 602.981 2.9 L · 2,874 cc
115 PS
85 kW · 114 hp à 3,800 tr/min
280 N·m
207 lb·ft à 1,800 tr/min
Unimog Light-Series Implement Carrier (BR408) · U 90 / U 100 L
BR408
The light Unimog built around its implements, not the road.
- Production
- 1992–2001
- Built
- 2,050
- Body
- Implement carrier
- Chassis
- BR408
Mercedes-Benz flattened one side of the bonnet so the driver could watch the implement mounting point — the clearest sign that the BR408 was designed around its tools first and the road second.
Shown at the Hanover commercial vehicle exhibition in May 1992 alongside its medium-duty sibling the 418, the light series — LBU in Gaggenau shorthand — replaced the long-running 407 with a new angular cab available at normal height or with a raised roof, and for the first time in the light and medium Unimog ranges it could be ordered in right-hand drive. The trademark was the bonnet: either symmetrical or as the "Sichtkanal" sight-channel pressing, flattened on the driver's side to open up a view of the left-hand implement mount and make tool changes quicker. Underneath sat the familiar Unimog recipe of portal axles with hub reduction, engageable front drive, differential locks at both ends and a fully synchronised gearbox, on a 2,690 mm wheelbase for the U 90 or 3,220 mm for the long-bodied U 100 L.
In 1996 the naturally aspirated OM 602 D 29 gave way to the turbocharged and intercooled OM 602 DE 29 LA: the sales names gained a "turbo" suffix and the Baumuster numbers stepped up with them, 408.100 becoming 408.101 and 408.215 becoming 408.216. Gaggenau built 2,050 across four Baumuster before the line closed in 2001, by which point the implement-carrier 405 introduced the year before had taken over the segment.
Every model.
4 model designations across 1992–2001 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the BR408.
| Modèle | Millésimes | Châssis | Moteur | Boîte | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U 90 | 1992–1996 | 408.100 | 602.941 | 825 | |
| U 90 turbo | 1996–2001 | 408.101 | 602.981 | 757 | |
| U 100 L | 1992–1996 | 408.215 | 602.941 | 96 | |
| U 100 L turbo | 1996–2001 | 408.216 | 602.981 | 372 |
* Le chiffre de production publié couvre toutes les séries de ce modèle ; la source ne le détaille pas davantage.
Year by year.
Production highlights from 1992–2001.
- 1992
- Presented at the Hanover commercial vehicle show in May as the successor to the 407, launched together with the medium-duty 418.
- New angular cab, offered at normal height or with a raised roof, and for the first time in the light series with a right-hand-drive option.
- Bonnet available either symmetrical or as the sight-channel pressing that exposes the left implement mount.
- 1996
- The naturally aspirated OM 602 D 29 (602.941) was replaced by the turbocharged, intercooled OM 602 DE 29 LA (602.981).
- Sales designations became U 90 turbo and U 100 L turbo; Baumuster 408.100 became 408.101 and 408.215 became 408.216.
- 2001
- Production ended at Gaggenau after 2,050 vehicles; the implement-carrier 405 series took over the segment.
Engines.
One five-cylinder family, before and after the 1996 switch to turbocharging. The long-wheelbase U 100 L was also rated at 71 kW.