The new ARION 4 CMATIC.

On 10 November, an international jury from 25 countries presented this year's Tractor of the Year Awards at EIMA in Bologna. CLAAS was nominated with three finalists in four categories – and secured a double victory for the first time in the categories TOTY Utility and TOTY Specialized.

CLAAS is expanding its product range in the 120 to 160 hp tractor class with four new tractors featuring the CMATIC continuously variable transmission. Positioned alongside the ARION 400, these all-rounders are in no way inferior to their larger ARION and AXION fleet counterparts: A new, 2.8 cubic meter premium cab in the PANORAMIC version for optimum all-round visibility, an adaptive CMATIC power train with a top speed of 50 km/h, efficient engines and digital CLAAS connect solutions make the ARION 4 CMATIC CLAAS’s ‘smallest large tractor’. SMART LOADING is also available for the first time for automated front-loader operations. This provides farmers in this hp segment with a forward-looking tractor that delivers uncompromising performance across the board.

As part of a technology-neutral propulsion strategy, CLAAS, MAN Engines and WTZ Roßlau are currently developing an ammonia-powered drive system for use in agricultural machinery. GAMCO – Green Ammonia Multifuel Combine – is designed as a research project and aims to investigate the suitability of an ammonia-powered drive system as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels and to sustainable fuels such as hydrogen in internal combustion engines.