Eicher Pro-series

Eicher, the ‘budget brand’ of Volvo has launched the new Pro-series. At the end of last year the product range from 5 until 49 tons was launched under the name Pro-series. There are new engines from 140 to 280 Hp. The basic engine capacity of the 4-cylinder diesel has been increased from 3.3 litres to 3.8…Continue Reading

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Andreas Renschler hunts for top job

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

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Fehrenkötter Euro-6 multitest

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

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New Viano launch

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

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Design studies for SLT

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

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New SLT models presented by Mercedes-Benz

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

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Kamaz and Liebherr in engine deal

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

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