It was first presented at the 2008 Eurosatory defence industry trade show in Paris.
[1] The truck is designed to be compatible with the C-130 Hercules transport and also fits into a standard German railway carriage.
[2] In 2019, Mercedes-Benz presented a facelift of the Zetros; it features a more powerful engine and a bigger number of variants.
[3] The Zetros is available with an engine power of 360 hp (265 kW) up to 510 hp (375 kW)[3] in all-wheel drive and non all-wheel drive versions: Although normally used as a truck, the Zetros has also been put to work as an off-road tractor unit in the middle east.
[5] German company Harald Bruhn also introduced a Zetros-based agricultural trailer truck as the Secutor.