Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Scania S580T for Danmark

Scania S580T for Danmark

Vlastuin Truckopbouw from Renswoude, the Netherlands has finished the second bonneted Nextgen Scania. The first one was revealed earlyer this year and that generated a lot of interest from all over Europe. The second built truck was ordered by Poulsenbiler.com from Danmark. The white truck is a S580T model. More information on our international website,…Continue Reading

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Is this the new Iveco heavy truck?

Is this the new Iveco heavy truck?

This picture was sent in to Iepieleaks by one of our fans. The artist impression is a professional drawing but we don’t know if this is official from Iveco or from a student graphic design. It does show a rather realistic design study of a new generation. Style elements of DAF and Scania are used…Continue Reading

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New Mercedes-Benz Sprinter coming up soon

New Mercedes-Benz Sprinter coming up soon

Mercedes-Benz is giving a sneak preview of the next Sprinter that will arrive next spring. Connectivity, electrification and even more specific configurations are keywords for the next generation of the most succesfull delivery van in Europe. The full electric eSprinter is anounched for 2019, after the introduction of the eVito next year. The third generation…Continue Reading

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Scania production Zwolle switches to nextgen

Scania production Zwolle switches to nextgen

Today the first next generation Scania truck was produced in the Zwolle factory in The Netherlands. The production fascilities of Scania in Södertalje (Sweden) and Angers (France) were already swiched to the new product line but Zwolle is still building the previous R- G- and P- series. Production of those models will continue for a…Continue Reading

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DAF CF and XF Truck of the Year 2018

DAF CF and XF Truck of the Year 2018

DAF’s New CF and XF have been voted ‘International Truck of the Year 2018’ by an independent jury of leading road-transport journalists from 23 European countries. The most prestigious award in the European truck industry was handed to DAF Trucks president Preston Feight by Gianenrico Griffini, chairman of the jury at the Solutrans exhibition in…Continue Reading

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Iveco versus Tesla Semi on Solutrans

Iveco versus Tesla Semi on Solutrans

On the Solutrans exhibition in Lyon Pierre Lahutte, CEO of Iveco mentioned the Tesla Semi truck. He compares the American electrical truck with the Iveco future study that was already presented last year at the IAA in Hannover: ,,we have a better design, the same aerodynamics, superior TCO and triple the range”. Now let’s see…Continue Reading

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French nextgen bonneted Scania

French nextgen bonneted Scania

After the Dutch bonneted ‘nextgen’ Scania of Vlastuin now the French bodybuilder Brevet is presenting another bonneted ‘Nextgen’ Scania. A Scania S580 Highline was converted into a bonneted truck by mounting the cab backwards and adding a bonnet from a 4- series Scania. Now that sounds simple but it is not. The bonnet had to…Continue Reading

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