Daimler Trucks North America presents a test result in the area of alternative drive systems. For the first time, a natural gas-fueled Freightliner Cascadia completed a tour from San Diego to Washington D.C. (approximately 2,700 miles), interrupted only by refueling stops every 350 to 500 miles. The CNG truck (CNG = compressed natural gas) only…… Continue Reading
During the BedrijfsautoRAI in Amsterdam Mercedes-Benz gives a ‘sneak preview’ of the new Citan. The official launch is later this year but the vehicle was shown to journalists and the photo’s were given for publicity. On the exhibition there is a big black box where the visitors can see a show with laserprojection. …… Continue Reading
Mercedes-Benz is showing the new Citan on the BedrijfsautoRAI in Amsterdam. The show starts on april 17. The official launch will be at the IAA show in Hannover, later this year but in Amsterdam the Citan wil be shown in a black box. The audience can get a ‘sneak preview’ by looking in the box.…… Continue Reading
And there it is! The new Volvo heavy truck! These scale models were built in China where someone leaked the material. It gives a good impression of what the new Volvo is going to look like and i must say, it is a cool design! … Continue Reading
Earlyer i showed the next ‘Atego’ or whatever it is going to be named but this is the bigger distribution truck of Mercedes-Benz. For the light range the existing cab is restyled but this is a downsized new Actros cab. This is probably going to be the 12 ton version. Together with the new small…… Continue Reading
Mercedes Benz is launching new engines for the next generation of light- and midleweight trucks. We know these trucks as Atego and Axor but i don’t know if these names will stay. From the spy photo’s we learn that the new small range, up to about 12 tons is going to be a facelifted Atego.…… Continue Reading
I wonder why this truck has a camouflage wrap. I mean, it is clear what truck and what brand this is. This next Unimog is probably tested with Euro6 engines and therefor is could need a slightly different bonnet and coolergrill. More photo’s on http://mercedes-benz-blog.blogspot.com/… Continue Reading
On www.trucksplanet.com i found this photo of the next Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Like the new Vito that i showed before the Sprinter also gets a higher nose with a bigger cooler grille. Trucksplanet says that LED headlights will be an option. Source: www.autoevolution.com… Continue Reading
Op de site van Autoweek kwam ik deze nieuwe Viano tegen. Mercedes is bezig met een nieuwe generatie van deze populaire MPV, bestelwagen. De nieuwe uitvoering krijgt een wat hoger neusje met een grotere grille zo te zien. Volgens www.Autoweek.nl is deze nieuwe generatie niet voor eind 2013 te verwachten. On the site of the Dutch…… Continue Reading
Last year we had a lot of scoops with the new heavy trucks of Mercedes-Benz but now the Actros is launched. These lighter trucks are still deu to come. They were spotted last year in Norway and we espect the next Atego series this year. That doesn’t mean the name is going to be Atego…… Continue Reading
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