Fuso Canter FE84

On the inside, the cabin of the Fuso Canter FE84 impresses with its modern layout and comes with few car-like features which make it one of the most desirable places to be in when compared to other commercial trucks in its space.

The large four-spoke steering wheel of the Fuso Canter FE84 can be adjusted for rake, behind which there sits a large rectangular all analog instrument console. At the upper corners of the instrument console, there are rectangular AC vents placed.

The protruding out center console is shaped like a rectangle and comes with rounded edges, and in this, there are some elements stacked one over the other – a 1-DIN audio system, controls for the manual AC and rectangular storage space – all in the descending order. The gear lever is mounted at the bottom of the center console, which is very well placed ergonomically.

One of the smartest and most modern-looking light-duty trucks available in the market right now, the Fuso Canter FE84 looks proportionate and has good levels of fit and finish, which is seldom witnessed in the cost-conscious segment to which it belongs. For a light-duty truck, the 16-footer measuring Fuso Canter FE84 has a good road presence too, only backed by the decent styling it wears.

The frontal profile of the Fuso Canter FE84 is not too flat and in-your-face, with the slightly curved windshield on the upper half being accompanied by two long rearview mirrors, the base of which are on the mounts of the lower edges of the windscreen. The lower half of the front profile of the Fuso Canter FE84 comes with a sizeable trapezoidal grille with rounded lower edges and a sleek chrome garnish across its width.

The lower edges of the front apron here come fitted with trapezoidal headlamp clusters, in which there is a rectangular main headlamp and a curved housing for turn indicator just above it. The all-black front bumper has a trapezoidal silver garnished center panel, which acts as surrounds for the license plate housing.

The side profile of the passenger cabin of the Fuso Canter FE84 has a nice and large side window, which has a slanted waistline and curved edges. There is a sharp curve flowing from the edge of the headlamp through the blackened handlebar. The semi-trapezoidal wheel arches of the Fuso Canter FE84 have a tucked-in black plastic cladding here in the wheel wells.

The Fuso Canter FE84 comes with a solid and capable suspension setup of laminated leaf springs at both the ends, with the front setup getting stabilizer, in addition, to keep the body roll as well as pitching in control. For the brake setup, while the main brakes here are dual-circuit hydraulic with Vacuum Servo Assistance, the auxiliary brakes are exhaust type.

The Fuso Canter FE84 shares its 3.0-litre inline-four diesel engine with the smaller Canter FE73 truck. However, here the engine is paired to a better 6-speed manual gearbox and produces better performance figures too – 145 PS of maximum power and 362 Nm of peak torque output. The fuel tank capacity too is much better here at 100 liters.

For the aspect of safety, the Fuso Canter FE84 comes equipped with the very basic essential of three-point seatbelts, collapsible steering wheel and side-impact beams.

For a light-duty truck, the Fuso Canter FE84 offers an excellent package with good dimensions, modern visual appeal in and out, decent levels of equipment for a truck and the ultra-reliable powertrain depicting its Japanese roots with the factor of long-lasting essence.