The 2015 Dakar was again dominated by the Russian Kamaz team. Funny is that these trucks are ‘Liebherr powered’ and that is also what is written on the side of the truck. For the regulations that is not possible, because the components on a rallytruck must be from production trucks. Now Liebherr does not produce…… Continue Reading
Kamaz demonstrated their latest heavy crane chassis K5340 (730) 10×10. This truck has a completely new developed cab that is not made by Mercedes-Benz like other new Kamaz cabs. This special cab was developed in South Korea for Kamaz. Source: www.trucksplanet.com… Continue Reading
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
The Finnish truck manufacturer Sisu Auto has extended the Sisu Polar range to cover also improved off-road capability. Sisu is the answer for transport performance requirements in the most demanding duties. Single wheeled off-road capable Sisu Polar truck continues the legacy of taking the cargo further than the paved road exists. The improved performance necessary…… Continue Reading
Gerard de Rooy is still leading the Dakar Rally in Latin America. Today he finished with his Iveco Strator in second position behind Karginov in his Kamaz. Gerard is still in the lead in the final results but he only has 13 minutes left of his lead. The time gap between the numbers two and…… Continue Reading
The production of the new Kamaz 5490 long haul truck will start in this month. This truck is the first Kamaz with Mercedes Benz parts and cab. The old Axor cab has a new designed front grille. Daimler now owns 15% of the Russian truck manufacturer. The Mercedes-Benz OM 457LA six-cylinder engine with 12 liter…… Continue Reading
Daimler was for 15% owner of Kamaz but at the end of last year the Germans got a bigger share. In the new Kamaz trucks we find Mercedes-Benz axles, engines and even cabs. Kamaz now uses the OM457 engine and bus engines from Mercedes. The diesel engines come as Euro5. Also there ar gas engines…… Continue Reading
As we all know the Dakar 2012 was won by Gerard de Rooy with a bonneted Iveco truck. Did that inspire the Kamaz team to come up with this monster for next year? Or is is just a joke? I remember the first photo of the bonneted Iveco, that was also a photoshop image but…… Continue Reading
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