Sisu Auto
S-Series
S-Series (1980)
1980–1996

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About this generation
The Sisu S-Series was introduced in 1980 as a new modular heavy-duty truck range designed for road transport, construction, forestry and demanding vocational applications. Its modular cab architecture allowed Sisu to offer low and high forward-control configurations as well as conventional-cab trucks on a common platform. The range included SK, SM, SL, SN and later SR models, with multiple axle configurations and engines supplied by Valmet and Cummins.
Key Features
- Modular heavy-duty truck platform
- Road and regional transport
- Construction and vocational applications
- Forestry and logging
- Low and high forward-control cab variants
- Conventional cab variants
- SK, SM, SL, SN and SR models
- 4x2, 6x2 and 6x4 configurations
- Multiple axle configurations
- Valmet diesel engines
- Cummins diesel engines
- Fuller and Eaton manual transmissions
- Allison automatic transmission
Technical Overview
- Production
- 1980–1996
- Replaced
- M-Series
- Succeeded by
- E-Series
Cab & Transmission
- Cab Types
- SK Low Forward-Control Cab
- SM High Forward-Control Cab
- SL Low Conventional Cab
- SN Conventional Cab
- SR High Conventional Cab
- Transmissions
- Fuller manual transmission
- Eaton manual transmission
- Allison automatic transmission
Engines
19 engines
NTE
4 variants
14 L • Diesel • Turbocharged and aftercooled inline-6 • 6 cyl
NTE
Sisu Cummins NTE 280
1981–1987
280 hp
Power
1350 Nm
Torque
14 L
Displacement
Turbocharged and aftercooled inline-6 • DieselNTE
Sisu Cummins NTE 300
1981–1987
300 hp
Power
1400 Nm
Torque
14 L
Displacement
Turbocharged and aftercooled inline-6 • DieselNTE
Sisu Cummins NTE 320
1982–1988
320 hp
Power
1500 Nm
Torque
14 L
Displacement
Turbocharged and aftercooled inline-6 • DieselNTE 400
Sisu Cummins NTE 400 405
1982–1988
405 hp
Power
1650 Nm
Torque
14 L
Displacement
Turbocharged and aftercooled inline-6 • Diesel
611
Sisu Valmet 611 204
1980–1987
204 hp
Power
680 Nm
Torque
612
Sisu Valmet 612 228
1981–1990
228 hp
Power
850 Nm
Torque
LT10
Sisu Cummins LT10 250
1981–1988
250 hp
Power
1100 Nm
Torque
C280
Sisu Cummins C280 280
1988–1995
280 hp
Power
1100 Nm
Torque
LTA10
Sisu Cummins LTA10 290
1984–1988
290 hp
Power
1200 Nm
Torque
C330
Sisu Cummins C330 331
1988–1995
331 hp
Power
1350 Nm
Torque
C341
Sisu Cummins C341 342
1988–1995
342 hp
Power
1400 Nm
Torque
C355E
Sisu Cummins C355E 355
1988–1995
355 hp
Power
1550 Nm
Torque
C355E Celect
Sisu Cummins C355E Celect 355
1993–1996
355 hp
Power
1550 Nm
Torque
C385STC
Sisu Cummins C385 STC 385
1988–1995
385 hp
Power
1700 Nm
Torque
C415
Sisu Cummins C415 412
1988–1995
412 hp
Power
1800 Nm
Torque
C445 Celect
Sisu Cummins C445 Celect 445
1993–1996
445 hp
Power
1950 Nm
Torque
C455E
Sisu Cummins C455E 457
1988–1993
457 hp
Power
1950 Nm
Torque
471
Sisu Cummins 471 474
1988–1995
474 hp
Power
2000 Nm
Torque
C510 Celect
Sisu Cummins C510 Celect 510
1993–1996
510 hp
Power
2200 Nm
Torque