N175 Active (fifth generation)

The story

Valtra's N Series is the Finnish maker's mid-size range, and the fifth generation went into production at the Suolahti factory in early 2021, with the public launch that April. The N175 sits at the top.

Its 4.9-litre AGCO Power four-cylinder makes 165 hp as standard, but Sigma Power lifts that to 201 hp when the PTO is working hard, which Valtra says made it the only four-cylinder tractor to reach 200 hp. Buyers choose a level of controls: HiTech, Active, Versu or the stepless Direct.

The Active keeps mechanical spool levers and a simple A-pillar display, while the Versu uses the SmartTouch armrest. A test by the Irish Farmers Journal found it used noticeably less fuel than the older N142 it replaced.