Scania v8 730hp

Holland got also nordic trucks and it will be great if germany does it to.
So whe are connected with scandinavia. And belgium has also plans for it.

 

Hi, it's the same jacko from lastnight, slightly diff name cos I didn't keep my password as I never thought I would be posting here again, yes you are absolutely correct, American trucks are better for you because they are already the spec you need, drum brakes and 6*4, to have a euro in this spec it would be high cost as this spec in euro would be special order cos it's not a spec that is used very much in Europe, I'm aware disc brakes are useless in off road situations and you need 6*4 and cross locks for the type of terrain you guys gotta travel , biggest respect to you guys and the tough job you do! But in here in the states these trucks are mostly on the interstate, people here think that u need 6*4 for snow etc. but in actual fact a rear lift provides better traction on snow especially snow on asphalt cos you can transfer the weight onto the single drive flattening out that rubber and pressing it hard into the asphalt. A rear steer would also lessen the understeer at the front making them safer in all conditions. 6*2 also much lighter and easier on fuel and tyres.

American trucks are good for your conditions but here they need to change, problem is fuel prices are going one way, UP! American configurations just won't cut Here when the fuel gets more expensive, my pete does 6.4 mpg that's about 7.6 in euro figures, at the weights I'm pulling it should be 10mpg on these roads, scanias new r730 im told by my friend and scania sales man in Brisbane will do 11mpg at 45 tonnes, 9.5 as a b-double at 68 tonnes, mercedes say their new actros will do 12 mpg, here in America things need to change cos when fuel prices reach euro level Alot of guys including my friends Here will be hurting,

American trucks are quiete a long way behind Europe in truck technology and safety, I would hate to be in this pete in a roll over , euro laws make sure cabs at home can take 10 tonnes per pillar while the swedes do 15 per pillar , ok u got a bonnet for a direct head of but those are rare, anyway euro cabs are designed to "jump back " in a head on with the crumple zone at the rear, Also if fitted with a retarder you would never heat your brakes, I used come down from mont blanc , it's a 26 km 22% decline , I would come down there at 44 tonnes using only the retarder braking lightly for corners, this is a far better and in my eyes safer than a Jake brake which is good but just wouldn't cope with extra weight, Jake brake isnt as good as a retarder in any case, I miss mine alot.

I hope that American trucks will improve. They will have to , fuel economy is already playing a big part here but prices fir them will rise with improvements just like Europe , these rigs are about only 65% of the equivelant spec scania, but it's shows, quality doesn't exist here, beautiful as some of these trucks are perceived to be they are getting very impractical in an ever tightening world .

 

Most of it sucks. Whe got these combinations 10 years here. And the test is done.
Every argument from german politic is not come true. Like they are getting more goods on the road, and less on the railway system.

 

I haul 20 ton in tint with Century Class... avg fuel milage ~33l/100 km from Lg to Moscow. Mercedes actros - ~32-33L/100 km.....
So , really no difference!

 

Volvo cabs are different thing, but newer US cabs are built with some elementf of EU cabs and really like european cabins, Paccar used DAF experience, in new Cascadia cab there are many things from Actros cabin, so new US cabs really much better now.

What we see? this is Sw crash test!!!!

European improvement is reletad generally with emission. No notisable better fuel milage.. I do not say about Hybrid.

if US and EU trucks share engines, how fuel milage may differ?

For example MAN D28 - is Maxxforce, DD13/15/16 - Mercedes OM471, PaccarMX - DAF105 engine... Cummins and CAT are used in EU too!

 

http://www.freightlinertrucks.com/trucks/find-by-model/cascadia/safety.aspx
it is really Swedish crash test!

 

the problem is that NA truckers dont like cascadias or prostars or kenworth t700 ...
they want flying bricks!