Here is a video from Peterbilt in the US, showing us how the new driveline in trucks like the DAF XG+ is likely to be described as including a gearbox presented as the new 18 speed from Paccar.
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New Paccar Boss Announced
With a major announcement this week, one of the dominant players in the Australian truck market is making a change at the top with Andrew Hadjikakou moving on and a new Paccar boss announced.
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Ground-Breaking European Truck Design
DAF’s decision to eke out the CF for as long as possible paid off, reckons PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, because biding its time allowed it to take advantage of ground-breaking European truck design legislation. In September 2020 the European Commission introduced long-awaited changes, relaxing the length limit of new trucks. Just about anything is permitted, so long as it complies with existing turning circle requirements.
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DAF XD’s Strongest Point is its Visibility
Without doubt, reckons PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers the new DAF XD’s strongest point is its visibility, which really is outstanding. And I certainly appreciate it while navigating a Spanish town during the morning rush hour, with narrow streets, pedestrians glued to their phones, and motorists who seemingly don’t know what the flashing orange lights on the sides of their cars are for.
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The Inside Story on the New DAF
PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers gets behind the wheel of the new XD, which won the International Truck of the Year 2023 recently and gives us the inside story on the new DAF.
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A Process of Renewal for DAF Trucks
In September the new DAF XD was crowned International Truck of the Year 2023, as the final episode in a process of renewal for DAF Trucks. PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers gets behind the wheel to discover whether it really was a worthy winner.
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A New Dawn For DAF
The latest releases from DAF Trucks are a completely new range of trucks, with a new larger cabin design plus enough technology to match competitors toe-to-toe and the final piece of the puzzle was unveiled last month in Hannover, the XD the final act of a new dawn for DAF and its brand.
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Looking Back at the Most Successful DAF
Five years ago, Will Shiers, PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, talking about the predecessor of the new International Truck of the Year, looking back at the most successful DAF in Australia, the DAF CF85.
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Conventional Mirrors Replaced by Cameras
The DAF’s New Generation XF which PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, drove was fitted with DAF’s new Digital Vision System, which sees conventional mirrors replaced by cameras located high up on the sides of the cab, with images projected onto screens mounted on the A-pillars. Like Mercedes-Benz’s MirrorCam system, the camera pans while cornering, always keeping the rear of the trailer in the centre. Lines appear on the screens, identifying the rear of the trailer (to aid manoeuvring), and informing the driver when it’s safe to pull in after overtaking another vehicle.
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Get the Inside Story on the New DAF
PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, recently had the chance to drive an MX-11-powered DAF XF 450 FT 4×2 prime mover with 3-axle tanker trailer in Malaga, in the south of Spain, to get the inside story on the new DAF.
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