The Pegaso 2000 series takes in the 2010, 2011, 2020 and 2080, the semi-trailer tractors that became the everyday sight on Spanish motorways. The 2011 was the flagship of the Pegaso range in the 1960s, and the 2080 led the 1972 generation with its square, modern cab.
Pegaso 2000 at a glance
| Maker | ENASA, Barcelona and Madrid |
|---|---|
| Marque | Pegaso |
| Model numbers | 2010, 2011, 2020, 2080 |
| Flagship of the 1960s | 2011 tractor for semi-trailers |
| 1972 range | new heavy trucks with a spacious, modernist cubic cab |
| 2080 | 250 hp articulated tractor |
| 2181 | 310 hp tilt-cab tractor that followed |
| Owner | ENASA until 1990, then Iveco |
| Marque production | over 350,000 vehicles, 1946–1990 |
The sources describe the 2011 and 2080 within the history of the Pegaso marque; the 2010 and 2020 are known only as numbers in the same block.
History of the Pegaso 2000
The 2011 was the Pegaso flagship of the 1960s, the tractor that hauled semi-trailers across Spain and into the rest of Europe in TIR sealed-container traffic. At the time Pegaso also built eight-wheeled rigids, six-wheeled tractors, six-wheeled off-road dumpers, a ten-wheeled conversion for the Dutch market and three-axle articulated buses, all with its own engines of up to 352 hp.
In 1972 ENASA launched a complete new heavy range with a spacious, modernist cubic cab. Its articulated tractors, first the 250 hp 2080 and later the 310 hp tilt-cab 2181, became the workhorses of Spanish long-distance haulage, and the square cab changed the look of Pegaso lorries for a generation.
The 1970s were the marque’s peak: production passed 26,000 vehicles in 1974, and Pegaso exported to the Benelux countries, Venezuela and Cuba. After the 1990 sale of ENASA to Iveco the name faded from new models; the last Pegaso lorry, a Troner, was built in 1994.
Design and features
- Semi-trailer tractors: the 2000 numbers were Pegaso’s artic tractor line, the backbone of Spanish long-haul work.
- 2011 flagship: the best-known Pegaso of the 1960s.
- 1972 square cab: a modernist cubic cab that replaced the rounded shapes of the previous generation.
- Rising power: from the 250 hp 2080 to the 310 hp tilt-cab 2181.
Pegaso 2000 versions
- 2010 and 2011: the 1960s tractors, with the 2011 as the flagship.
- 2020: a further number in the same block.
- 2080: the 250 hp articulated tractor of the 1972 range.
- 2181: the 310 hp tilt-cab tractor that followed the 2080.
The military side of the same era is in the 3045 article, the buses in 6035, and everything else under Pegaso.
Video: PEGASO 2080/54 EN MARCHA CONDUCIDO POR GONZALO
Video by eb3cdh on YouTube.
Sources
- Pegaso, English Wikipedia: 2011, 2080, 2181, 1972 range, production
- Pegaso, Spanish Wikipedia: ENASA history, sale to Iveco
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