Kamaz demonstrated their latest heavy crane chassis K5340 (730) 10×10. This truck has a completely new developed cab that is not made by Mercedes-Benz like other new Kamaz cabs. This special cab was developed in South Korea for Kamaz. Source: www.trucksplanet.com… Continue Reading
Now this could be the first new Mercedes-Benz Arocs SLT tractor in company livery. The truck is owned by the Silvasti company from Finland. Thanks Peter P. for the tip!… Continue Reading
Mercedes-Benz introduces a new natural gas engine at the upcoming International Commercial Vehicles show (IAA) in Hanover (25 Sept. till 2 Oct.). The new M936G natural gas engine destined for the Econic (picture) is based on the OM 936 turbodiesel engine from the new 7.7 l generation, which is being mounted in Atego and Antos…… Continue Reading
And there it is, the new Vito. Earlyer Mercedes lauched the new V-class but tonight also the next Vito was revealed. Her is the first photo that we found of the new van.… Continue Reading
At Mercedes topmanager Andreas Renschler has suddenly left the company after having worked there all of his professional life. Renschler used to be the CEO of the truck devision of Mercedes-Benz. During that time Daimler bought a share in Kamaz. There was the launch of Bharat Benz in India and he got a better hold…… Continue Reading
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
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
It was not a coincidence that we saw Kamaz using Liebherr engines during the Dakar rally. Construction vehicle manufacturer Liebherr announced a joint engine development with Russian vehicle manufacturer Kamaz for the development and manufacturing of a range of six-cylinder inline diesel engines of 12 litre displacement, just before the rally started. Liebherr explained that the…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 12 2024
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