The Claas Axion is the new tractor built by the Claas-owned former Renault tractor plant at Le Mans. The 163 - 225 hp (ECE R24) tractor containing a John Deere engine and the Hexashift transmission with six ranges and four powershift stages. In its earliest stages of production it was known by its codename ET 97. Development work started for the new Axion in 2003.
