Mack Pioneer Makes Debut

Imagine having an entire design crew and a sizable budget, yet are only able to come up with a neutered version of what has already been released.

Note that the side mirrors have clipped.
Looks like a Cascadia/Coronado crossover with a Volvo grill.

 

I hate that they recessed the bulldog down into the hood for aero reasons. Even though Mack isn't what it once was, the bulldog needs to be up on top where it belongs.

Would like to see a daycab version

 

It’s no different than Chevrolet and GMC pickups, the last however many decades.

The Mack is built on the new Volvo cab. The legacy Volvo production line is supposed to be shut down, everything cleared out, and a new, fully-automated production line, like their new plant has, will be installed. This will give them ~2X the production capacity of the new truck. It wouldn’t surprise me to see all Volvo and Mack production at the one complex, in the future.

 

Was just on their website looking. They don't list an option for a manual transmission. Just the Mdrive, or Mdrive HD