Today the new Mercedes-Benz Viano is going to be launched. Now this is how www.xtomi.blogspot.hu thinks it is going to look like. For the real thing we still have to wait a few hours. The new Vito models will be launched later this year but they will probably share the same body.… Continue Reading
The new SLT models of Mercedes-Benz look great with the large polyester side fenders that cover up all the technical stuff behind the cab. It is the first time a brand realy made a nice design for a heavy transport vehicle, and the Merdedes-Benz design team did a great job. Here are some design studies that resulted in the…… Continue Reading
Yesterday I was in Germany at the launch of the new SLT models of the Mercedes-Benz Arocs and Actros SLT. These heavy transport tractors are the Euro-6 models and therefor are the last new trucks that Mercedes presented for Euro-6. The Arocs SLT comes with steel suspension and steel bumpers. The Actros SLT is air…… Continue Reading
This Dutch truckdriver forgot to lower the crane boom while he passed a powerline. The incident was filmed by a dashcam and that gives interesting footage. From the information that I got nobody was hurt, and that is a miracle! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjjZzONA8Rw&w=560&h=315]… Continue Reading
Ok, these photo’s still don’t show anything of the new Scania, but Iepieleaks Spy Menno Havenga caught these two(!) combinations while he was on his way in Scandinavia. They must be the same, completely wrapped trucks that came back from The Netherlands for windtunnel testing. Like I just wrote, these pics don’t show anything but…… Continue Reading
Iepieleaks Spy Robert Gringhuis was taking the ferry to Danmark early this morning when he spotted this heavily camouflaged truck on the boat. A close inspection on the frame told him that it is a Scania, and probably a new model! A few weeks ago I got a message from an other driver that this…… Continue Reading
The Finnish truck manufacturer Sisu Auto has extended the Sisu Polar range to cover also improved off-road capability. Sisu is the answer for transport performance requirements in the most demanding duties. Single wheeled off-road capable Sisu Polar truck continues the legacy of taking the cargo further than the paved road exists. The improved performance necessary…… Continue Reading
Scania has its own Transport Labatory that does logistic runs between the Scania production plants in Sweden, The Netherlands and France. For this job Scania uses pre-production and prototype trucks as a road test in the real world. One of the trucks that Scania uses is a R480 Euro-6. The truck was built in 2010…… Continue Reading
DAF Trucks is selling trucks all over the world and one of the countries where the DAF brand is active is Australia. In this movie with a lot of talk you see some nice footage of a DAF XF pulling a B-Double combination. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st2X0TlRXDg&w=560&h=315]… Continue Reading
Ford just introduced the new F150 pickup truck on the Detroit Motor Show. The F150 is an important truck for Ford. Over the last 32 years this model is the most popular car in the USA. In record breaking years Ford produced up to one million of them in a year, and that makes the…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 2 2025
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