25 years of the CLAAS XERION

XERION TIMELINE:

1978

Project 207 is launched

1993

The Project 207 tractor is renamed XERION

1997

The XERION 2500 is fully launched onto the market

2004

The 335hp XERION 3300 introduced using a ZF CVT transmission

2007

The higher powered 379hp XERION 3800 is launched along with a SADDLETRAC version

It’s 25 years since the XERION was first launched on the market and to celebrate this milestone, a limited edition machine has been released. Based on the colour scheme of the first XERION 2500 from 1997, the machines will be on display at shows and exhibitions, with a small number available for sale.

After more than 20 years of development, the XERION 2500 set new standards in terms of multi-functionality and versatility in high-horsepower tractors. Powered by a 250hp Caterpillar six-cylinder engine it used the HM08 continuously variable transmission developed by CLAAS.

2009

The XERION 4500 (483hp) and 5000 (524hp) are introduced

2013

Change to TIER 4 Daimler Benz/MTU engines. XERION 4000 (429hp) added

2014

XERION launched in the US

2019

Stage V XERION 4200 (462hp), 4500 (490hp) and 5000 530hp) introduced

Thanks to its four attachment and body areas, the enormous payload, the rotating cab and the two steering axles with equal sized drive wheels and as permanent all-wheel drive, the XERION was unique in many areas and opened up new fields of application. Today, up to 400 XERION roll off the Harsewinkel production line every year and in the last three years alone sales figures have doubled. The XERION is to be found at work on farms around the world, where it offers a unique combination of versatility, efficiency, soil protection and performance, unrivalled by any other tractor.