Grown — in every respect
Looking back at the spec sheet for the 211 from 2011, the 100hp Fendt would set you back nearly £73,000. Today its successor, the 211 S, lists at a staggering £102,660 — a 35% increase. Given the hike in the price we were looking forward to seeing what extra technology you get for your money. Perhaps surprisingly, then, the tech under the bonnet has hardly changed: we still find a three-cylinder AGCO Power, 3.3-litre motor. Even now it does without any AdBlue, yet it still manages to comply with Stage IIIB thanks to cooled exhaust gas recirculation and a diesel oxidation catalyst.
Less power, more juice
The change in engine emission is certainly one of the reasons why the performance and fuel consumption stats are different. Another reason is that this time (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) we didn’t have a tractor supplied directly from Fendt. The machine measured at the DLG test centre was sourced from an end-user, and it had only just passed its first 500-hour service.
Prepped and ready to go, we hitched the 211 S up to the DLG dynamometer where it delivered 62.4kW/83.7hp at rated speed
