Mercedes-Benz is going to launch the new Atego series on the CV Show in Birmingham in April, and on the Bauma exhibition in Munich. Today we got the first ‘artist impressions’ of the new Atego and they look prommising. The Euro 6 atego comes with seven different enging outputs and it has several novilties on…… Continue Reading
Now here is a question for the car- and truck industrie. What makes a vacuum cleaner of about 100 Euro’s more clever than a ‘plug in hybrid’ car, van or truck? It is in the cable! Imagine that you are a night out with your plugin hybrid car, let’s say to a theatre. When you…… Continue Reading
On Facebook.com I found this photo of the new FH16 with an extra long Globetrotter cab. I think it is a Phothoshop creation but it does rais the question, is ther going to be an extended version for Australia? And if that is the case, will it be on the market in European countries? On the…… Continue Reading
Daimler was for 15% owner of Kamaz but at the end of last year the Germans got a bigger share. In the new Kamaz trucks we find Mercedes-Benz axles, engines and even cabs. Kamaz now uses the OM457 engine and bus engines from Mercedes. The diesel engines come as Euro5. Also there ar gas engines…… Continue Reading
Before the end of this year Toyota comes with the ProAce van. In fact this is a rebadged Sevel van that we know from Fiat, Citroën and Peugeot. It is clear that the Hi-Ace was no big succes on the European market and that is why the Japanese went shopping in Europe. The ProAce comes…… Continue Reading
we are all waiting for more details of the new Renault Trucks. Renault, being part of the Volvo group was already in the proces of developing a new cab when Volvo took over. Therefor this could be the last truck that Renault designed in france, but you never know. There are a lot of fieldtest…… Continue Reading
This very low resolution photo i found on the internet but it is good enough to show the new Volvo FH16 in company livery! The truck looks good in these colours, even better than in the introduction colour. The strange thing is that the series production still has to start for as far as I…… Continue Reading
The new Mercedes-Benz Arocs construction vehicles come with an hydraulic driven front axle as an option. With this ‘Hydraulic Auxiliary Drive’ sytem the truck has the advantages of a driven front axle without the disadvantages. Compared with a conventional driven axle the new system is 500 kilo lighter and it saves fuel because of the…… Continue Reading
The Loader is the weight optimalised version of the Arocs. That makes it perfect for transporting more concrete! One of the weight savings is single rear wheels.… Continue Reading
The new Arocs series is not only About construction but also for heavy transport! It comes with the new 15,6 liter Engine up to 625 Hp and 3000 Nm of torque! Also it comes with the Viab Turboclutch. together with the big Actros cabs That makes a new Arocs heavy transport vehicle!… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 4 2025
BIGtruck Magazine Kippertest 2024
