Award-Winning Precision: Fendt 620 Vario Takes Top Honours
Fendt’s latest innovation has already made a bold impression, taking out a top honour in a newly created category at the prestigious Tractor of the Year 2025 awards, held during the EIMA trade fair in Italy.
Fendt’s 620 Vario DP claimed “MidPower Tractor of the Year2025” for its smart design, low-speed efficiency and unmatched versatility across farming tasks.
The Fendt 620 Vario DP, part of the newly launched 600 Vario series, was named “MidPower Tractor of the Year 2025”, while the Fendt e107 Vario, a fully battery-electric model, took home the “Sustainable Tractor of the Year 2025” accolade.
Winning in a brand-new category is no small feat, but the 620 Vario DP did so convincingly. The jury praised its “technology and innovations as well as its ability to tackle the most complex challenges in agriculture”. At the core of that praise was its powerful and efficient engine, designed to run at low speeds without sacrificing performance. Add to that advanced hydraulics, an intelligent transmission, and exceptional manoeuvrability and precision, and the award becomes easy to understand.
The 600 Vario series made its global debut at Agritechnica 2023 and has filled a gap in the mid-power tractor market with purpose and poise. Sitting in the 150 to 200 horsepower range, these compact four-cylinder machines combine surprising grunt with smart engineering and agility. They feature Fendt’s familiar FendtONE interface and are designed to deliver across a broad range of farming tasks – from grassland and arable work to transport and municipal applications. Whether lifting, towing, cultivating or planting, the 600 Vario shows up ready for the job.
It’s a tractor shaped by innovation but inspired by nature. With horsepower ratings from 149 to 224 hp across four models – the 614, 616, 618 and 620 – the 600 series draws on traits found in the natural world. That idea is not just a marketing slogan, but a clear ethos behind its development: compact strength, agility, efficiency and adaptability all wrapped into one elegant package. The low power-to-weight ratio, combined with a high payload and class-leading manoeuvrability, gives farmers more options with fewer compromises.
Christoph Gröblinghoff, Chairman of the Fendt Management Board, was quick to underline what sets the 600 Vario apart.
“The Fendt 600 Vario fits perfectly into the newly created category of mid-range tractors,” he said.
“Farmers around the world are impressed by its manoeuvrability, compact size and strong performance. This series also brings technologies from the high-horsepower tractors, such as the low-speed concept and VarioDrive, into the power class up to 200 hp, and thus meets the requirements of innovative businesses.”
Fendt’s second win of the night was also one with an eye on the future. The fully electric Fendt e107 Vario – offering 55 kW of power and a 100 kWh battery – is aimed at intensive yet lower-demand roles like vegetable farming, livestock operations, and local government work. With an expected operating time of between four and seven hours in the partial load range, it shows genuine progress toward practical electric options in the field.
The jury applauded the e107 Vario for its “sustainable use of energy and resources” and summed up the machine simply:
“This tractor combines innovation with sustainability. With its cutting-edge technology it delivers great performance while being eco-friendly. Designed for the future, it uses alternative energy and is equipped to handle all kinds of agricultural tasks.”
Fendt’s win adds to a long tradition of success in the Tractor of the Year awards. The German manufacturer has now secured the main category title more times than any other brand since the award's inception in 1998 – a point of pride, no doubt, but also a testament to its consistent focus on quality, design and future-facing solutions. With the 600 Vario and e107 Vario, that tradition clearly continues.