This summer Renault Will launch the new Trafic. Today the first design photo was released.… Continue Reading
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Eicher Pro-series
Eicher, the ‘budget brand’ of Volvo has launched the new Pro-series. At the end of last year the product range from 5 until 49 tons was launched under the name Pro-series. There are new engines from 140 to 280 Hp. The basic engine capacity of the 4-cylinder diesel has been increased from 3.3 litres to 3.8…… Continue Reading
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Fehrenkötter Euro-6 multitest
The German transport company Fehrenkötter did a large Euro-5 test with seven trucks some time ago. Now the company is going to do the same with Euro-6 trucks. In the past weeks all seven trucks were delivered and prepared and the test is now ready to start. The trucks are in the range between 440…… Continue Reading
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New Viano presented
And here the first photo’s of the new Mercedes-Benz Viano!… Continue Reading
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New Viano launch
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
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Design studies for SLT
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
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New SLT models presented by Mercedes-Benz
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
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High Voltage!
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
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Two Scania prototypes on the road!
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
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Heavily camouflaged Scania's on the road
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
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