The new Volvo FM left Brussels this morning and is on its way to truckstop Frans op den Bult near Oldenzaal. It will be there by the end of the day. If you spot the truck, send your photo’s to the special Volvo website and win a trip to Sweden! Here’s the link!… Continue Reading
One of the new Volvo FM trucks is now in the UK. Today Colin Barnett of Truck & Driver caught the truck in this photo. For more photo’s and the Paparazzi contest where you can win a trip to Sweden click here!… Continue Reading
And here are the first photo’s of the new Volvo FM. The truck has the old cab but for as far as i can see it has the new FH interior. Note the steering wheel! And off course, like the old FM had the FH frame, this one should have the new chassis layout. That…… Continue Reading
And there she comes, the new Volvo FM! This is one of the trucks on it’s way through Europe for demonstration purposes. Volvo wants you to take pics of it and send it to Gothenburg. After the new FH Volvo now anounces the new FM series, the Euro 6 truck for medium and heavy distribution.…… Continue Reading
Soon after the first introduction of the I-See system Volvo now comes with an improved version. I-See controls the cruise control and anticipates on the topography. When hills come the vehicle shifts down and revs up, but on the top of the hill it takes the accelleration away and shifts up. that way the gravity…… Continue Reading
While we are all waiting for Volvo’s best kept secret so far I found some nice design illustrations of where it could go with these two. Both show the lines of the existing FM cab, but the lower part of the grille and the bumper are new. I like these a lot, especialy the wheels!…… Continue Reading
Well respected Dutch research institute TNO has published a very interesting reportt on the effects of alternative drivelines for trucks. Especially the arrival of the new Euro 6 requirement was brought into perspective with current alternative technologies such as LNG and CNG, as well as hybrids and Dual Fuel. TNO concludes that with Euro 6, diesel…… Continue Reading
It has been quite a while ago that we heared something about the Volvo FM. There should be something coming for Euro 6, but this is the only photo i found. Is Volvo realy going to use this cab for Euro 6? It looks like the cab sits a litle higher on the frame. Just…… Continue Reading
Volvo has a new system that is called ‘Dynamic Steering.’ The system works with an electric/hydraulic power steering that gives an even better feeling to the road. After driving the new FH with the IFS system it is hard for me to understand that things could get even better, but at Volvo they are convinced.…… Continue Reading
Now here is a much better picture of the new FH16 heavy transport tractor of Torben Rafn. It is remarkable what colours can do on a truck. On the introduction vehicles the grille looks a bit odd but this is a great truck! The only thing I don’t like are the blue lights on the…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
BIGtruck Magazine Kippertest 2024
