Scania is known for having a retarder availbale which is mounted in conjunction with Scania’s own gearbox. The Swedes have renewed their retarder layout, in order to make life easier for the tuck driver and also to save fuel. The new retarder version (R4100D) automatically disengages and enters a freewheeling mode when not active. This…… Continue Reading
On the Samoter 2014 show Iveco launched their new 16 liter, six-cylinder engine for the top of the range. The new FPT Cursor 16 engine has a rating up to 775 Hp and in a truck that would mean that Iveco beats Volvo with their FH16 sixpot with 750 Hp. Like all Iveco engines this…… Continue Reading
Volvo just presented the new low entry cab for the FE. This typical refuse truck has space for four people in the cab. It comes with the D8K engine with power outputs of 250, 280 or 320 Hp. Volvo I-Shift is the standard transmission but there is also the Allison transmission. The truck was launched today…… Continue Reading
Chevrolet enters a new marketsegment, that of light vans. The Ameircans didn’t develop their own light version, nor did they look for such a solution in Europe, as Chrysler did. Chevy will sell the Nissan NV200, with a true Chevy face, as this picture shows. The Chevy-made-by-Nissan will be named City Express. It receives a…… Continue Reading
The Dutch truck manufacturer GINAF shows the new Euro-6 face. It is no surprise that the new generation has the new DAF looks, but with a different grill and the redesigned GINAF logo. Apart from manufacturing heavy construction vehicles with GVW’s of up to 90 tonnes, GINAF also produces all sorts of special configurations for…… Continue Reading
The Dutch Army has signed a contract for 1667 Volkswagen 4-Motion Amarok pickup trucks. The Amarok is going to be the new standard allround offroad vehicle for the Dutch defence forces. There is a service and maintanance contract with VW for the 4×4 vehicles. The Volkswagen Amarok has the 140 Hp TDI engine, the 4-Motion…… Continue Reading
At the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Dongfeng shows new trucks which show improvements in electronics and in after treatment systems. The Chinese NS 4 exhaust gas regulations are a challenge for the Chinese truck industry but marketleader Dongfeng shows it can comply. The truck shown in the picture also has improved brake electronics. There’s now…… Continue Reading
Fiat, Peugeot and Citroën have revealed their sixth generation of stylish vans which are produced under the Sevel cooperation of the three brands. Iepieleaks already showed a spy pic recently, which apparantly showed the right vehicle. The new Fiat Ducato, Peugeot Boxer and Citroën Jumper come with a truckload of features, among them a tablet…… Continue Reading
At the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition truckbrand SAIC Iveco Hongyan launched an LNG version of the Jieshi truck which has a range of up to one thousand kilometres. This achievement is being realised by mounting larger fuel tanks on the truck chassis. According to our sources, the Jieshi consists of a lot of Iveco technology,…… Continue Reading
Renault Trucks comes with the possibility to order two of it’s Euro VI engines destined for the D-series trucks, as suitable for the use biodiesel. Renault offers, the DTI5 240 hp and the DTI8 320 hp, on three of its Euro 6 range trucks compatible with Biodiesel. This can either be 30% of the entire…… Continue Reading
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