Watch: Freightliner preps enhancements for its M2, SD models

Sep 20, 2022

Updated Sep 21, 2022

Freightliner's M2 debuted in 2002 as a replacement to the FL Series and the SD followed in 2014.

Next year both models will get enhancements as Freightliner rolls out its new Plus Series, including the M2 106 Plus, M2 112 Plus, 108SD Plus and 114SD Plus.

In the video above CCJ Chief Editor Jason Cannon gives a brief overview and drive impression of the renewed models, and gets expert details directly from Freightliner.

00:00 Freightliner Plus Series Intro

00:38 Features that haven’t changed

01:41 Exterior changes

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