The Pegaso Mider was the medium-weight lorry of ENASA’s last catalogue. In 1990, when Iveco bought the company, the Pegaso range consisted of the Ekus for light work, the Mider for medium weights, the Troner for heavy haulage, the Trakker for off-road duty and the Podium for buses and coaches.
Pegaso Mider at a glance
| Maker | ENASA, Barcelona and Madrid |
|---|---|
| Marque | Pegaso |
| Type | medium-weight lorry |
| Range in 1990 | Ekus light, Mider medium, Troner heavy, Trakker off-road, Podium buses |
| Owner from 1990 | Iveco |
| Marque ended | name phased out during the 1990s |
| Last Troner | built in 1994 |
| Last Pegaso engine | built in 1995 |
| Surviving examples | 1992 and 1993 vehicles photographed in Spain |
The Mider appears in the English Wikipedia article on Pegaso only as part of the 1990 range; no specifications are published there, and none are given here.
History of the Pegaso Mider
During the 1980s the European lorry industry concentrated rapidly and Spain’s entry into the European Community brought tougher competition. ENASA had to invest in new engines, cabs and technology, and developed the T-1 and Tecno ranges before presenting the Troner in 1987, the last heavy lorry designed entirely by the company.
The financial strain led the Spanish government to look for an industrial partner: first MAN and Daimler-Benz, whose joint bid ran into competition objections, and then Fiat’s Iveco, which in September 1990 bought an initial 60 per cent of ENASA for 1,200 million pesetas.
At that point Pegaso sold the Ekus as its light truck, the Mider in the medium class, the Troner as the heavy, the Trakker for off-road work and the Podium for buses and coaches. Most of those ranges disappeared soon after the takeover. The last Troner left the Barajas factory in 1994, the last Pegaso engine was built in 1995, and Iveco kept the name for commemorative editions such as the 2016 Stralis Pegaso.
Design and features
- Medium weight: positioned between the light Ekus and the heavy Troner.
- Part of a full range: one of five Pegaso families on sale in 1990.
- Survivors in service: Miders from 1992 and 1993 are still photographed at work in Spain.
- End of the marque: the range was replaced by Iveco models during the 1990s.
Pegaso Mider versions
- Mider: the medium lorry described here, in the body and axle versions offered at the time.
Its neighbours in the range are Pegaso Ekus and Pegaso Troner; the buses of the same years are in Pegaso 6424; more under Pegaso.
Video: Pegasos l’arboç mider 2 ejes de mallol se ve como conduce el chofer
Video by camionero71 on YouTube.
Sources
- Pegaso, English Wikipedia: 1990 range, Mider as medium model, end of production
- Pegaso, Spanish Wikipedia: crisis, sale to Iveco, T-1 and Tecno ranges
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