Scania

a combination of engine brake and retarder

A Combination of Engine Brake and Retarder

One of Scania’s strong suits is the retardation available, the design still uses a combination of engine brake and retarder. This does prove effective, when in cruise control at 100 km/h heading south down the Hume Highway, on a recent road test with a R770 prime mover and fully loaded B-double set, in the constant ascent and descent countryside there are minimal occasions when the service brakes needed to be used. 
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excellent driving environment

Excellent Driving Environment

The feeling inside the cabin is always relaxed and quiet. This road test saw PowerTorque taking a full loaded B-double from Sydney to Melbourne pulled by a Scania R770 extended cab prime mover.
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is bigger necessarily better?

Is Bigger Necessarily Better?

Taking the latest Scania out for a test with top horsepower and the extended cabin, the question PowerTorque is asking is, is bigger necessarily better? The answer is a bit more complicated than you would think.
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Scania is modular no more

Scania is Modular No More

The 13 litre in the Scania 460P Super pulling a single trailer and a Scania 560R Super pulling a fully loaded B-double set tested by PowerTorque and this all-new engine for Scania is modular no more. This test drive included the 460hp version and the 560hp version, which is taking the 13 litre into unknown territory.
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Check Their Fuel Saving Credentials

A Scania 460P Super pulling a single trailer and a Scania 560R Super pulling a fully loaded B-double set were tested by PowerTorque in order to check their fuel saving credentials. 
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test the metal of the new AMT

Test the Metal of the New AMT 

Scania has changed the way it makes AMTs, so PowerTorque took two Scania Super models out for a quick run, to test the metal of the new AMT design. There was a Scania 460P Super pulling a single trailer and a Scania 560R Super pulling a fully loaded B-double set. For some reason the Swedish truck maker has swapped the cab classification from before to after the horsepower number, but only on the 13 litre engines and below, not for the trucks with V8 engines, why?
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massive Scania deal

Massive Scania Deal

An order by Consortium Purchasing group in the UK will see a large number of trucks delivered to three divisions of the company across the Culina Group, WS Group and A.W. Jenkinson Group, in a massive Scania deal, which dwarfs the kind of number we get excited about in Australia.
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The return of the Super

The Return of the Super

The return of the Super name is a logical choice for Scania, it has been used historically by the brand when new engines were introduced and was often written somewhere on the front of the truck, in the past. The 13 litre engine in the two Scania Super trucks tested is an all-new engine for Scania. This test drive included  the 460hp version and the 560hp version, which taking the 13 litre into unknown territory.
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looking for fuel savings

Looking for Fuel Savings 

In recent years the number of trucking operators looking for fuel savings has multiplied and truck manufacturers have come to the party with new offerings which take fuel consumption down to levels never seen before. Scania have entered the market with the Super models and Tim Giles took a couple of examples out on the road to see how the magic happens. Read More
what is it like to drive an electric truck?

What is it Like to Drive an Electric Truck? 

One of the questions PowerTorque is getting asked regularly this year is, what is it like to drive an electric truck? The answers are many and varied but this time around the truck on test is the Scania P25, a 4×2 truck with a 16T GVM. 
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