With the arrival of the X Series truck range in considerable numbers on our shores the process of Western Star’s modernisation process is well underway.
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New Levels of Safety and Efficiency
The story of the Western Star X-Series is a story of bringing new levels of safety and efficiency to the brand, without compromising the qualities the brand had been built on over the last 40 years, as the new trucks passed through the design process.
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Upping the Performance
The story of the Western Star X-Series began back in 2014/2015, when the winner of the Truck of the Year Australasia 2024, the Western Star X Series was a long time in the making. At that point in time the team at Penske Commercial vehicles first started looking at a model range to take the brand through the 2020s.
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The Origin of the X Series
The winner of the Truck of the Year Australasia 2024, the Western Star X Series was a long time in the making. It’s here now and PowerTorque has looked into the origin of the X Series, a ground breaking range of trucks for the Australasian market.
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Truck of the Year Australasia is on Show
The 2024 Truck of the Year Australasia is on show at the moment, with the Western Star 48X getting its time in the spotlight at the Waste 2024 Conference in Coffs Harbour this week.
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Refreshing the Fleet
With demand continuing to rise for the MAN TG3 models, it’s called for even more refreshing the fleet, for Penske Leasing.
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Western Star X Series up for Truck of the Year Australasia
The third contender to be profiled here on PowerTorque, features the Western Star X Series up for Truck of the Year Australasia 2024, to be presented in New Zealand next week.
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Driving a Shift in the Western Star 47X
The take away for PowerTorque, after driving a shift in the Western Star 47X, is that this truck does exactly what a tipper and dog operator would want from it. There is power and torque to handle the job without much fuss. The safety systems work effectively out on the highway and the driver can relax and be comfortable in their seat.
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Detroit DT12 AMT as Standard
The automated transmission, the Detroit DT12, AMT as Standard is now common across all of the Daimler heavy duty offering, globally, and so will be the main transmission offered in the X Series from Western Star. However, this is a brand which will also be specified with a manual transmission. in the Australian market, the Eaton RoadRanger is available, but the Detroit DT12 AMT should be regarded as the standard offering.
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Out on the Road With the New Western Star
On a recent road test, PowerTorque has been out on the road with the new Western Star 47X for most of the day with minimal interaction with the controls, and just active cruise control on when running on the highway.
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