Mercedes-Benz Trucks approves the use of alternative fuels according to norm prEN 15940 with immediate effect for the latest generations of the OM 470 (displacement 10.7 l) and of the OM 471 (displacement 12.8 l). These include the subgroups Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), Biomass To Liquid (BTL), Gas To Liquid (GTL), Coal To Liquid (CTL) which are different resources converted…… Continue Reading
ZF and Wabco have announced a joint prototype of Evasive Maneuver Assist (EMA), a new collision avoidance technology for commercial vehicles. Jointly developed by WABCO and ZF, the Evasive Maneuver Assist combines WABCO’s OnGuardACTIVE collision mitigation system technologywith ZF’s active steering technology, and marks yet another step toward enabling autonomous driving in the commercial vehicle…… Continue Reading
Now everybody is chasing the new Scania at the moment and even the smallest detail is news. Now here is the invitation that the sales force got for a training on the new generation. Someone probably took a phone shot of the invitation and there it is: The steering wheel of the new Scania! It…… Continue Reading
In all the speculations and photo-shop inllustrations we saw in the past time there are some that may need a second view. Now here are some that look realy good and could be close to what’s comming. Note the small curve under the windscreen, that does look like what we saw under the cover of…… Continue Reading
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
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