After the presentation of the MAN engines for Euro 6 we are all waiting for the new big ones for heavy transport. The V8 engine with 680 Hp is nog going to make it for Euro 6, and MAN annouced there will be a big sixpot in 2014. The new big banger is going to be…… Continue Reading
The new DAF LF and CF series will be lauched in Birmingham at tha CV show, or is it going to be the CF show now? The show is held from april 9 – 11. Here is the link to the CV show. As we can see on these illustrations the new DAF trucks will have…… Continue Reading
As we all know Hyundai is a Korean manufactorer of cars, vans and trucks. What I did not know is that this company also produces trailers! This Freightliner Argosy was shot in The Netherlands while it was on its way to an American base in Germany with supplies. Behind the truck is a Hyundai trailer!…… Continue Reading
After the Actros, Antos and Arocs we are now waiting for the new Mercedes-Benz Atego series. we still have to wait a few weeks before Mercedes-Benz is going to launch, but here is a glimpse of the news. We espect the same cab as the old Atego, but with new interiors and a new front…… Continue Reading
Last year Ford Otosan presented the new Cargo 1846T. The new truck was suprisingly enough one of the contenders in the European Truck of the Year competition, but as we know the Iveco Hi-Way won. Now the first trucks are out on the road and the Turkisch people can get used to the new looks…… Continue Reading
The new Bharat Benz heavy-duty is a big succes in India. In three months there were 1000 units sold! From the start of sales on September 26, 2012 until the year-end, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) sold 1,098 heavy-duty trucks between 25 and 31 tons. Furthermore, the heavy-duty truck with a vehicle weight of 31…… Continue Reading
Ginaf is a Dutch manufactor of special trucks for construction and mining. They work mainly with DAF components, but add different axles, gearboxes and transfer cases. The latest developement is the HydroAxle+. an hydraulic driven front axle. The system was developped together with Bosch Rexroth. Here is a nice animation of how it works. [youtube…… Continue Reading
In the USA a company that sold software to manipulate boardcomputers got a very high penalty. The software was mainly built in to diesel powered pick-up trucks were the partikel filter was removed. The software mislead the computers that monitor the emissions so the readings were normal. The system was sold for Ford, GM and…… Continue Reading
We have seen a lot of scoop photo’s of the new Renault trucks and here are som more from the Norwegian website Tungt. The photo’s show details of the back of the cab and the front and the Norwegian colleges speculate about the amount of Volvo parts and panels in the cab. For as far as I…… Continue Reading
On the Chicago Motorshow the Ram Promaster is presented. It is a rebranded Fiat Ducato and it comes with a 3,6 liter V6 petrol engine or with Fiat’s 3.0 diesel. For much more details and a video about this Ram Promaster van, click on the ‘Read more’ button! … Continue Reading
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