The LDV Maxus is a British design that did not succeed in Europe. The design was sold several times and now the Chinese make the comeback to Europe possible with this van. The SAIC company produces the Maxus now as an electric vehicle with the name EV80. The European branche of SAIC is in Luxemburg…… Continue Reading
On the last Scania post about the ‘Lowrider’ we got a very interesting comment from Germany. The blue truck is sayd to be a P-sleepercab with low roof. But our German friend has more to tell: In the Scania test vehicle fleet there are several vehicles with the flat roof option. The white tractor on…… Continue Reading
MAN trucks seems to come with an update, of facelift if you want, of the TGX models. We’ve seen some camouflaged test trucks and here is an artist impression of the news. The first thing that we see is that MAN did nog change the mirrors of the truck. They are still to big and…… Continue Reading
One of our readers spotted these trucks in Borlange, Sweden. We thought we’ve seen all the Scania news but we never saw this version before. It looks like a G- sleepercab with low roof. It does look like a lowrider this way! Interesting is also the four-axled S500. The G- highroof sleeper has a covered…… Continue Reading
Tatra has built a truck that could be named an 8x8x8. The four- axled truck not only is driven on all four axles, they all steer to! The truck was specialy engineered for a Swiss customer that wants to use it with a heavy crane. With all wheels steering in all directions, apart from each…… Continue Reading
Veldhuizen Wagenbouw has developed a new trailer axle that combines a very low hight with a high axle load. The wheels are fitted with 155/70R12 tyres. This is made possible with a special wheel design. The axle load of these axles is 5 tonnes, which makes them intersting for transporting high vehicles in countries where…… Continue Reading
During the North American Commercial Vehicle Show, NACV Daimler has presented the first glimps of the new Sprinter. The design sketch indicates that the most important market launch in the van sector in 2018 will also set new standards in terms of appearance. After the divorce in the production between the VW Crafter and the Sprinter Daimler had to…… Continue Reading
At the commercial vehicles exhibition COMTRANS 2017, KAMAZ showed a prototype of a new heavy duty tractor called KAMAZ 54901. We did show the truck before but this picture of the truck in the real world gives a better impression. The truck has the Actros cab with a new designed grille. KAMAZ plans to start…… Continue Reading
We got these photo’s from one of our friends who tells us that these are the Turkish Ford trucks, being tested by a Chinese company, the Jiangling Motor Corporation. This company builds lightweight trucks but now they are working on a heavy truck together with the Turkish Ford brand. The trucks are going to be sold…… Continue Reading
Scania has presented a new option for the new generation of trucks. Like the other Swedish truckbrand now Scania also offers an electric handbrake. This is not the standard brake, but an option. Another option is the ‘Clutch on demand.’ The clutch pedal can be ignored but when the driver decides he wants more control…… Continue Reading
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