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Very Different Volvo From the Outside

Very Different Volvo From the Outside

PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers reckons the new FH16 Aero looks like a very different Volvo from the outside, but he gets the impression the R&D budget ran dry by the time the designers turned their attention to the interior.
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Massive Electric Sale

Massive Electric Sale

Volvo has struck a massive electric sale, signing a cooperation agreement to provide global logistics company DSV with an order of 300 electric heavy duty trucks.
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Top Rating Was Supposed to be 800hp

Top Rating Was Supposed to be 800hp

The new six cylinder D17 engine from Volvo is offered in three horsepower ratings, 600hp, 700hp and 780hp in Europe. PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, writes he heard a rumour that the top rating was supposed to be 800hp, but that there were issues getting the I-Shift transmission to cope with the additional power and torque.
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780hp From the New 17-Litre Engine

780hp From the New 17-Litre Engine

Volvo’s engineers have managed to squeeze out 780hp from the new 17-litre engine, which is just enough for the FH16 to knock arch-rival Scania off the top spot to become Europe’s most powerful production truck, PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers reports.
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Fuel Consumption Learning Laboratory

Fuel Consumption Learning Laboratory

SuperTruck 2 is described as a ‘fuel consumption learning laboratory’, a chance for Volvo in the US to trial different ideas, which may or may not one day make it into production trucks. Our man in Europe, PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, crosses the Atlantic to assess the experiment.
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The Driveline of a SuperTruck

The Driveline of a SuperTruck

When the goal is to get the lowest fuel consumption possible, the driveline of a SuperTruck is extremely important, reckons PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers.
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