The Arocs will come with 16 different engine- types from 238 till 625 Hp. The biggest ones will use the new OM 473 engine. That is the big one they also use in the USA and that was designed with Detroit Diesel. The straight six engine is 15,6 liters big and delivers torque up to…… Continue Reading
After the new Actros and the Antos the next big Benz to launch is the Arocs! The Arocs is the new construction truck of Mercedes-Benz and here are the first teasers that Daimler gave away. On the photo we can see that there is a new grille design and the artist impression shows what that…… Continue Reading
Thanks to Biglorryblog i found these photo’s and the Youtube of the longest Swedish truck i’ve even seen. This Road Train combination drives in the Gothenburg port area with five trailers! Probably they are empty, but it shure looks great! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ymFIna0Deo] … Continue Reading
DAF is in Spain at the moment with a fleet of demo trucks for the driving press presentation. Here a short Youtube video as a preview! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOiwDkcKYI&w=560&h=315]… Continue Reading
Now here is a nice photo of the new Turkish Ford trucks that were released earlyer this year. Ford says they also have ambitions for the European market but there is no sign of a Euro 6 engine yet, so that could take some time.… Continue Reading
In the previous post i showed an artist impression of a very tough 4×4 of Mercedes, but here are some photo’s! It looks realy tough! … Continue Reading
During the LA Autoshow this design study of a police car was presented by Mercedes-Benz. Nice, a Citan nose on a Hummer! Seeing this i do remember gossip about a Mercedes-Benz pickup on the basis of a Nissan Navara. They can use the same nose for that and name it Citara! But seriously, they could…… Continue Reading
The International Truck of the Year ceremony will be held in Moskou next year at Comtrans. More than 400 companies from Russia, CIS countries as well as foreign countries are to participate in COMTRANS 2013. The leading domestic and foreign manufacturers of trucks, buses, trailers, special vehicles and components are to display their exhibits on…… Continue Reading
And there is an other new DAF XF fieldtest truck on the road. It has to be, because the production only starts next year. I found the photo’s on bussybeeforum and thew are made by Jan Kruis. … Continue Reading
With the new FH series Volvo is re-introducing the good old trailerbrake. The brake can only be used under limited speeds and the system is not (yet?) for tractor-trailer combinations. I bet drivers are going to be happy with this system. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k1WdzSHBfc&w=560&h=315]… Continue Reading
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