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True enough, the used vehicle market was a BIG step AFAIK, with the addition at the same time of the wear system.

On that front, only thing missing would be a maintenance system(oil change for example) which when done, slowed wear, but when not done would speed up wear.

Timmy gimme back my duck!

Modern LNG trucks still use diesel as well, I believe at something like a 1:10 ratio. The big problem with LNG trucks currently is that LNG doesn't have lubricative qualities, so the rings and sleeves will likely see more wear long term which will introduce higher maintenance costs. Long term relia...

SirVirgoTheMess wrote: ↑29 Jan 2024 12:24 The Volvo new D17 780 engine, not only it beats the Scania DC16 770 by 10 hp, but also by 100 Nm of torque! That's impressive i'd say!

That said they did had to switch from a 16L engine to a 17L engine, while Scania still running the 16.4L engine.

I'm updating my technical data archive, and now I just realized : they should had changed the FH16 name to the FH17, since now they are selling the truck with a D17 :p

As long as we don't get videos for when it comes out of the body

So, ETA 2 hours until new volvo revealed by Volvo NA ?

Just did, thanks

Off topic question aimed at anyone from the US. Do truck drivers in the US use tachographs and tacho cards like we do here in Europe? I drive trucks for a living so I have a tacho card but was interested in the rules for lorry drivers in the US to see if it was similar or completely different. No, ...

Look like something new is coming IRL

https://youtu.be/NO7TyWIbxC4