Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Facelift Hyundai Xcient

Facelift Hyundai Xcient

We found these photo’s of what seems to be the first facelift of the Hyundai Xcient heavy truck. The first model of the Xcient was launched in 2013, and here you can find the story. We don’t know if there are technical changes on the new Hyundai but we do espect the ZF Traxon gearbox…Continue Reading

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Bonneted DAF rallytruck

Bonneted DAF rallytruck

In Veghel, the Netherlands Dutch rallydriver Eimbert Timmermans is working on a special rallytruck. What we see here is a bonneted DAF CF with the engine all the way in the rear of the frame. The engine is built in reverse, so with the cooler unit at the end of the truck. Eimbert believes that…Continue Reading

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Iveco wintertest nextgen

Iveco wintertest nextgen

Iveco is caught testing the next generation of heavy trucks in the snow. During the wintertest the Iveco was copared with a Scania S- cab and you can see that the Iveco cab is slightly smaller than the biggest Scania cab. It also seems shorter, but that is because there are no side fenders on…Continue Reading

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Iveco head to head

Iveco head to head

The next heavy truck of Iveco is spotted again, and this time we see a head to head photo of the Stralis and the new prototype. The angle of this picture makes the new one look smaller, but we think it is at least as big as the 2018 model. There have been some photo’s…Continue Reading

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Remarks on new MAN

Remarks on new MAN

One of our enthousiast followers is Günter Obst from Germany. He made this photoshop illustration and explains what he thinks is going to happen with the next MAN truck: The structure of the cabin and also the roof of this XXL-version will basically stay as it is. This is illustrated by the position of the…Continue Reading

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New MAN truck spotted

New MAN truck spotted

MAN is working on a new truck generation and again a heavy camouflaged truck was spotted. The base of the cab seems to be the same but the roof is new, just like the doors. This truck still has the huge mirrors but we think MAN has to come up with something smaller or more…Continue Reading

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Breaking: New Volvo FM

Breaking: New Volvo FM

Now here is breaking news. Here you see the first exclusive photo’s of the new Volvo FM. Volvo seems to follow Scania in the modular cab concept because this looks like they shrunk the Volvo FH cab. The next Volvo FM is espected to be launched later this year. This cab is also going to…Continue Reading

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New Iveco spotted

New Iveco spotted

We had some photo’s of the new Iveco Stralis (Or whatever it’s name is going to be) before, but these were taken on the open road. The test truck was caught during the night and we can see the big size of the cab. The high roof has much more space than the Stralis we…Continue Reading

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Volvo: Camera and digital dashboard!

Volvo: Camera and digital dashboard!

Interesting news about Volvo. We found news about the Federal Motor Safety Association (FMCSA) about the introduction of camera systems in stead of mirrors on www.cdllife.nl. The biggest news is in the photo that is in the article, because that does not only show the mirrorcam, but also the new, digital Volvo dashboard! Volvo is…Continue Reading

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