Scania expects to deliver around 1,500 trucks running on biodiesel this year. Scania manufactures three different Euro 6 engines for pure biodiesel operation based on its modular system – 9-litre inline five-cylinder; 13-litre inline six-cylinder; and 16-litre V8). Together they provide a power range from 320 to 580 horsepower. Scania says that biodiesel is perhaps…… Continue Reading
Scania is starting extensive cooperation with MAN regarding gearboxes for heavy commercial vehicles. MAN will gradually introduce Scania´s current gearbox range from 2016 and the companies will cooperate on future generations. This will mean faster delivery of improved products to customers, as well as more efficient use of production units and research and development resources.…… Continue Reading
Scania starts with a practice test, after it received the nod from Swedish governments, to test combinations consisting of two semi trailers, which measure up to an overall length of 31,5 metres. The long combinations will only be active on the road between Scania’s headquarters in Södertälje and southern port town Helsingborg. The test will…… Continue Reading
The EU has decided that there is going to be extra space for streamlining and safety optimalisation on trucks in the near future. In other words, a truck can be made longer to fit those safety and efficiency bonnets and tailflaps. Now the ACEA, the organisation representing the truck manufacturers, say that they need more…… Continue Reading
After the succesfull launch of the non-EGR 410 Hp engine Scania is now comming with a non EGR 450 Hp version. The new engine is espected to be launched very soon. Together with Iveco Scania is the only truck brand that builds Euro-6 engines without EGR. That means that no exhaust gasses return to the…… Continue Reading
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
Scania is testing a hybrid solution with an overhead powerline. This way the G360 can run on diesel on the long motorway legs while in town the truck can be driven electricaly. Scania is working with Siemens in Germany with the powerline system. Another solution is an electric magnetic field in the road. That system…… Continue Reading
Iepieleaks keeps receiving pics from everywhere about what a possible new Scania cab would look like. Here, the designer has taken the liberty to put some ‘special paint’ drawings on the sides of the cab. The underline of the side window looks a bit unrealistic, but honestlty, this doesnt look bad at all. It’s a…… Continue Reading
The Volkswagen Group already has the most of the Scania shares, now the Germans also want the last bit. The integration of Scania into the Volkswagen Group already has started and the main goal is to save money because of the bigger scale. Buying components and raw materials for both MAN, Volkswagen and Scania could…… Continue Reading
From the spy photo’s of the new Scania that are all over the net I get the impression that Scania is working on a cab with a flat floor. A few months ago the images of the trucks from a Euro Truck Simulator game (left photo) showed up, and when we compare there are some…… Continue Reading
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