Top Kick
The Topkick has been engineered to answer the toughest demands of today’s commercial applications. It is more efficient, more manoeuvrable and easier to operate. And it isn’t just one Topkick. It’s a series of trucks, each engineered for different applications. Just as jobs and businesses come in various sizes, the new Topkick is available in a range of wheelbases and GVWRs. Topkick C4500/C5500 C-Series
- GVWRs from 6804 kg (15,000 lb.) to 11,794 kg (26,000 lb.)
- Regular Cab Wheelbases from 3251 mm (128 in.) to 5689 mm (224 in.) for body lengths up to 6.1 m (20 ft.)
- Crew Cab Wheelbases from 4293 mm (169 in.) to 5969 mm (2335 in.) for body lengths up to 5.5 mm (18 ft.)
- Choice of regular cab, crew cab, motor home cutaway and commercial cutaway configurations
- Set-back front axle for improved weight distribution and tight turning diameter of as little as 10.76 m (35.3 ft.)
- Large windshield and sloped hood for better forward visibility
- Choice of Vortec 8.1L V8 gasoline engine or Duramax 6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel engine
- Electronically controlled Allison 1000 six-speed automatic transmission standard
- Standard 50,000 PSI frame on cutaway models and 80,000 PSI frame on regular and crew cab models
- Standard hydraulic 4-wheel disc brakes with ABS
Topkick C6500/C7500/C8500 C-Series
- GVWRs from 9979 kg (22,000 lb.) to 27,670 kg (61,000 lb.)
- Choice of regular cab, crew cab and commercial cutaway configurations
- Available tandem rear axle in C8500 models
- Wheelbases up to 7823 mm (308 in.) for body lengths up to 9.1 m (30 ft.) for 8500 tandem models and up to 7518 (296 in.) for 6500/7500 models
- Choice of Vortec 8.1L V8 gasoline, Isuzu 7.8L Turbo Diesel and Caterpillar C7 diesel engines available in a wide range of power ratings
- Choice of Allison, Eaton-Fuller and Spicer transmissions
- 50,000 psi frame standard in C6500 models; 80,000 psi frame standard in C7500/C8500 models and available in C6500 models; 120,000 psi frame standard in C8500 tandem models and available in C7500/C8500 models
- Hydraulic 4-wheel disc brakes with ABS are standard on C6500 and C7500. Meritor "S"-cam air brakes are standard on C8500 models and available on C7500.
- Sloped hood for excellent forward visibility
- 53° wheel cut on most front axles