The Chinese truck manufacturer Beijing Foton has launched the ‘China Internet Super Truck.’ This Auman EST (Energy Super Truck) was showed at an event in Athens, Greece. The Internet super truck project is a collaboration that brings together Foton Motor Group, Cummins, and Daimler AG and aims at building Internet-driven super trucks that are green, efficient,…… Continue Reading
Today we got the rumour that the new generation of Scania Trucks is presented today to the Scania employees. The signs of the presentation are getting more and more obvious now, and word is that in the Sodertalje surroundings every hotel is fully booked for the end of August. Now that does not mean a…… Continue Reading
Some time ago at FPT (Fiat Power Train) we were told that the new 16 litre diesel engine would never be built into a truck. Well, the first one is presented now. At Eurosatory 2016 in France the new M1250 was launched. This is an 8×8 tractor for military purposes and the engine is the…… Continue Reading
Later this week Iveco will launch the latest heavy truck model, the XP series. It will not be a new cab altough people do speculate on that. Even the Italian media is saying that the truck will look like the Glider we saw on the IAA but we think the changes are only small. There…… Continue Reading
Volkswagen introduced the new Amarok with the 3 liter V6 diesel engine. This will be the new standard engine for Europe and Euro-6 markets. The new Amarok comes first with 163, 204 and 224 Hp. Later a smaller version of the V6 will be launched with about 120 Hp.… Continue Reading
We have seen a lot of Scania fieldtest trucks comming by, and here is another one. This photo was taken by Jarno Mikki Mäkelä, thanks for that Jarno! What we see is a much higher cab than the Scania we know now and we think this is the optional flat floor version. For the rest…… Continue Reading
The Mammoet Rallysport team has introduced their new truck for the comming SilkWay and Dakar 2017 rallys. The team now comes with 3 rallytrucks, two Renault K- rallytrucks and the new bonneted Renault Sherpa. The technical details are said to be about the same as those on the other trucks. Now that means the 13…… Continue Reading
The Hyundai H350 van was introduced in 9 countries in 2015 to start with. The van is very succesfull and now Hyundai is rolling out in 5 more countries. New is that the H350 van is now also available in Romania, Bulgaria, Danmark Hungary and Portugal. The original sales start was in Austria, Belgium, Chech Republic,…… Continue Reading
MAZ is presenting the Euro-6 version with a rather good lookin’ new design cab. The truck is equiped with the Mercedes-Benz OM471 Euro-6 engine with 476 Hp (350Kw) The gearbox is also from Mercedes. This information was sent in by Vladimir Chekhuta, thank you for your contribution!… Continue Reading
Volvo Trucks just launched the Volvo Concept Truck, a study that saves up to 30% on fuel. The Volvo has an updated and more streamlined front grille, the mirrors are replaced by camera’s and has more aerodynamic features. Also the trailer is modified for less weight and better streamlining. Volvo says the diveline is also…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
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