The new Volvo?

700 hp? #### that will put alittle pressure on the yellow motor company.

 

German magazine Trucker tested the volvo fh16 vs.l tgx V8 test will be published in the 5th month

Please google Trucker das fahrer-portal

 

I don't know what on earth it is people see in a Volvo. A good friend of mine got his boss to buy him a Volvo specifically even though his boss's fleet is chock full of super pretty long nosed Western Stars.

Eh....

Cheers

 

Hey there DC, thought I'd help you out a little

Volvo was the most manueverable truck I could find, and also the most comfortable for long miles on the road. The first time it hit the road, I couldn't believe 70mph would be noiseless (no wind whistle or rattles) and smooth. Also hard to beat the mpg out of an ISX and 13speed in an aero design, and I guess I should mention that my 780 weighs 18,060 pounds without fuel and about 20,500 with the twin 150 gallons (US) topped.

I've driven a Pete 379, Freightshaker Century, Columbia, and FLD Classic, a few different Macks, and the Volvo was the one that I liked the best. It just "felt" right to me, if that makes sense. I do have to say that the new International Lone Star grabs my attention, but I'm nowhere near ready to buy a brand new rig.

On another note, my dad (OTR O/O for about 40+ years) has been driving Volvos since the White/GMC badge was on the hood, and hasn't owned anything else since.

Although I haven't heard much on the new FH16 700hp engine, I can imagine it moves out like lightning!

 

I don't doubt that the new Volvo will move like a civilized rabbit trying to race it's digestive tract to the washroom after eating some bad lettuce but everything you mentioned above you can find in a Western Star with the exception of the turning radius.

Frankly, the turning radius is the only thing I can think of that Volvo has over other brands. Aside from that, they seem like a pile of electrical failures. A Western Star has a roomy cab and you can get all the room you need in a comfy bunk. Fuel millage wise, I've seen more and more new Star Cars on the road and have heard more and more good things about the fuel economy.

A western star may also come in heavier than a Volvo but that depends on how one specs their rig.

Cheers

 

I would have one in a heart beat,thats not to say I don't like my Western Star as I love it.
We can only get the COE Volvo's over here before I brought the Star I looked at Volvo but tare weight and price let it down.
Also I would only keep one until the warranty ran out far too many moving bits in that cab to go wrong.

 

Some folks just like ugly trucks. True story.

 

If the Volvo was a mechanically dependable, as it is comfortable, it couldn't be beaten. But just speaking for myself, I would rather give up a bit of comfort to have a truck that wasn't costing me money with a lot of down time.

 

If i ever get out of debt i will be giving up my 379ext hood for a new 780!! I took a friends new 780 for one round out to california and back and all I have to say is SIGN ME UP!!!!!!!!!! That is one quit and comfortable truck, and i got 6.9 round trip compared to my usual 5.2