Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ or ZETOR Proxima 100 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ: maximum permissible mass. It is also ahead on forward gears.
- The Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ suits road haulage better on this data: 44% (2,360 kg / 5,203 lb) more maximum permissible mass.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | Ares 546 RX/RZ | Proxima 100 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 61.2 kW (82.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ” | 60.5 kW (81.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 100” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the Ares 546 RX/RZ and the Proxima 100 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Ares 546 RX/RZ and the Proxima 100 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 48.3 L/min (12.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 100” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the Ares 546 RX/RZ. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 8,640 kg (19,048 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Proxima 100 (A). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,165 kg (11,387 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ” | 3,350 kg (7,385 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 100” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ is 54% heavier (1,815 kg / 4,001 lb) than the ZETOR Proxima 100 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 7,760 kg (17,108 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ” | 5,400 kg (11,905 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 100” | AheadThe Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ has 44% higher maximum permissible mass (2,360 kg / 5,203 lb) than the ZETOR Proxima 100 (A) (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 32Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ” | 10 to 20Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 100” | AheadThe Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ has 60% more forward gears (12 gears) than the ZETOR Proxima 100 (A) (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Ares 546 RX/RZ and the Proxima 100 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 100” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000/540E/1000E rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 100” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the Proxima 100 (A). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 100” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 2002–2004 | 2011–2016 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The ZETOR Proxima 100 (A) is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ is 54% heavier (1,815 kg / 4,001 lb) than the ZETOR Proxima 100 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ has 44% higher maximum permissible mass (2,360 kg / 5,203 lb) than the ZETOR Proxima 100 (A) (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Ares 546 RX/RZ has 60% more forward gears (12 gears) than the ZETOR Proxima 100 (A) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The ZETOR Proxima 100 (A) is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, three-point lift, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources