When your main competitor comes up with a new truckseries, you have to mak sure that you still get some attention. Here’s why Volvo comes with this. According tot Volvo The Iron Knight is the result of ‘unique’ cooperation between technicians, engineers and designers at Volvo Trucks. With the exception of the engine and its…… Continue Reading
Volvo Trucks just launched the Volvo Concept Truck, a study that saves up to 30% on fuel. The Volvo has an updated and more streamlined front grille, the mirrors are replaced by camera’s and has more aerodynamic features. Also the trailer is modified for less weight and better streamlining. Volvo says the diveline is also…… Continue Reading
Volvo lauched the I-Torque system in 2013 but the only thing that was realy lauches was the I-Shift Dual Clutch. That was one important piece of the I-Torque puzzle but now it looks like the other pieces were also found. On the USA website of Volvo we found the information that the 2017 models will…… Continue Reading
Now some scoops are still news because we completely missed them. Here is one we found behind the scenes in the Volvo museum in Gothenburg. What we see here is a rather strange FH of the previous model. The cab sits a lot higher and there is something going on in the front of the…… Continue Reading
Volvo Group has presented the first self-driving mining truck. The truck is part of a research and developement programm on autonomous vehicles with the focus on mining. Volvo is especting highere productivity and improved safety. The project is a cooperation between Volvo Group and Saab. The Volvo FMX tipper truck kan drive, navigate and unload…… Continue Reading
After 23 years Volvo has finaly got rid of the unit injectors for the D13 engine. Along with a whole package of novilties on aerodynamics, improved drivelines and the new i-Shift Crawler Volvo has now anounched the introduction of the next D13 engine series. Earlyer the D11 and D16 were adapted to Common Rail technologie,…… Continue Reading
Volvo is introducing a new version of the I-Shift transmission with one- or two crawlers. With these new option the Volvo I-Shift is capable of pulling away with gross vehicle weights up to 325 ton under heavy conditions. Also this new technology alows to work with different rear axle ratio’s so extreme pulling power at…… Continue Reading
At the BAUMA 2016 show BAS Mining Trucks from Holland will present their Volvo FH16 12×6 dumptruck. The massive truck is built together with Dutch constructor Terberg. The axles are original Volvo exept for the first driven axle which is from Sisu. Of the four rear axles the last one is non-driven. Two axles are…… Continue Reading
Volvo Trucks made a lot of publicity about ‘The Hook’ on the Volvo FMX models. The central towing point in the FMX has a capacity of 32 tons and that was demonstrated in a nice Youtube movie. New is that Volvo is now working on a similar central towing hook for the FH and FH16…… Continue Reading
Now this is an intersting study that popped up from one of our Iepieleaks friends. The illustration shows a triple tractor for heavy transport with an 850 badge in the grille. I wonder what that means!? We don’t know if this is an official Volvo design but it shure looks good and it is completely in…… Continue Reading
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