Benjamin joined the CLAAS Group in holding different positions in Product Management and Product Marketing Tractors, including one stay abroad at CLAAS Tractor in Vélizy (France). In October , Benjamin took over the responsibility for Sales and Marketing of electronic products at CVG. In addition, he assumed the task as Head of Sales Tractors in June . Since March , Benjamin has been successfully acting as Managing Director CVG with responsibility for Sales.

When it came to engine technology, Mercedes-Benz was again the obvious choice. The . l OM LA six-cylinder in-line engine is familiar from the JAGUAR and LEXION and combines enormous torque with fuel efficiency and low maintenance costs. In the XERION . this power unit delivers hp from rpm and up to hp in the XERION .. Turbo compound technology with wastegate turbocharger ensures enormous power development, even at low engine speeds, and maximum efficiency under full and partial load at the same time. As a result, the maximum torque – an impressive Nm in the XERION . – is available even at rpm. The idling speed is set at a low rpm.

Common to all three EVION models is the .-litre Cummins B. engine which meets the Stage V emission standard. This is the same common-rail six-cylinder unit used in the TRION and is notable for its ability to deliver high torque at low revs. The full rated output of (EVION ), (EVION ) and hp (EVION ) is available at just , rpm, while the idle speed is a low rpm (, rpm with active hydraulic functions). DYNAMIC POWER engine management ensures that the engine only delivers as much power as is actually required at any time. This system can reduce fuel consumption by up to percent. When the grain tank unloading system is active, the highest output level is enabled automatically.

With its CLAAS universal feeder housing and multicoupler, the EVION is able to accept the front attachments already used with the TRION and LEXION models: grain cutterbars up to a working width of . m and maize pickers for up to rows. On CLASSIC versions, the front attachment is driven by a single belt while MAXI versions have two. The MAXI version of the EVION is therefore recommended for grain maize harvesting. The TREND equipment package includes CONTOUR ground contour adaptation as standard. This automatically adjusts the front attachment to ground undulations parallel to the direction of travel. EVION models in BUSINESS configuration are equipped with the AUTO CONTOUR system as standard (option on CLASSIC version) which is programmed via CEMIS for precise adjustment of the cutterbar table to cope with ground undulations both parallel and transverse to the direction of travel.

On entering the cab, which is reached via pivoting access steps, you are immediately struck by the spaciousness and the modern control armrest with the ergonomic CMOTION multifunction lever, the clearly laid-out keypad and the CEMIS touchscreen terminal. The -inch CEMIS , which can be adjusted to the position that suits each operator best, has a high-contrast display that allows machine functions to be monitored easily, even in bright sunlight. The ability to call up saved settings for all common threshing crops allows the machine to be deployed quickly and enables easy, time-saving changeovers between grain types. The operator can override the saved settings at any time during harvesting and adjust them in accordance with the prevailing conditions. Further advantages of CEMIS include its ability to store jobs and to record fuel consumption separately for road and field operation as well as in litres per hour and litres per hectare. As CEMIS is a fully-fledged ISOBUS terminal, it can also be used for other tasks with tractors and implements outside the combine harvesting season.