Volvo raises power stakes as new FH16 hits 750hp
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VOLVO HAS regained the title of Europe’s most powerful truck with the unveiling of its latest model, the FH16 750. The 750, simultaneously unveiled throughout Europe last week, delivers 3,550Nm from its in-line six-cylinder engine, and will initially be available with Euro-5 and EEV emissions ratings. A new version of the I-Shift transmission and an uprated single reduction axle means the engine can deliver maximum power in all gears.
Production will begin early in 2012 to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Volvo’s 16-litre engine. A road show that began at the Volvo Truck and Bus Centre in Croydon, Surrey, culminated at the Donington Park race circuit on Sunday (11 September).
See CM next week for a special investigation into the truck horsepower race and whether you need that much performance.