Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

We don’t.
FH16/Globetrotter models are built in Europe,Africa,Asia,Australia and South America and are sold in those markets. Believe it or not in Brazil they’re used in competition racing. They may look small but the horsepower and torque they have are comparable or in some cases better some of the conventional tractors sold here.

 

Here you can get a 16 Litre 700 Hp 2325 ft/lb version..

 

That will be the D16 block, in Europe is is sold with 750HP & 2618 ft.lbf. The D16 was available on the US market, but only in low power versions as far as I'm aware. It was withdrawn by Volvo.

http://www.volvotrucks.co.uk/conten...fhseries/volvo_fh_series_product_guide_uk.pdf

 

Mack also sell It here, It's called the MP10. 685Hp & 2300 ft/lb

 

This could well be the most powerful 'normal' tractor that was ever build. It started life as a ÖAF 44.792 tractor (ÖAF = MAN, max. weight 44 tonne, 792HP), but later on the engine was replaced by a 1000HP V12 D2842 MAN engine, connected to a 7 speed Renk automatic gearbox. The D2842 is still in production in various versions, for rail, marine, generator applications etc. It's also still being used in airport fire engines, but alas it is not clean enough for street legal trucks, or perhaps better, MAN hasn't developed such a version.

 

Pfttt..... there’s daily drivers pushing that hp here.........

Even a nit wit like me can push 750 hp.....

 

Which tractors have 1000HP in NA?

 

daily drivers means they will use its max power like 5min per day with normal 36t weight.
if you use any tuned engine for serious weight like this truck it would destroy it very soon.

cant compare this, this engine is 24L V12 actually developed by MB.this truck is 1991, and it will be used at max power whole day trough alps

 

Have to remember , just because a factory did not put it out doesn't mean you can not make it what you want after. Turning up a KT8 , you are starting at 800.

 

Quite a lot of drivers put cat c18s in trucks , that can make up to 1150 hp in marine app