2010 Volvo FH16 700 Trucks

Volvo Trucks is launching the world’s most powerful series-manufactured truck. The Volvo FH16 with 700 hp and 3150 Nm of torque.

Volvo Trucks is the first manufacturer in the world to be able to put a 700 hp badge on its vehicles. The truck model in question is the company’s flagship, the Volvo FH16, which to date has had a maximum power output of 660 hp.

“The Volvo FH16 is intended for the very heaviest and most demanding of transport operations. It is also a highly prestigious truck for the customer who is looking for something truly out of the ordinary. And with 700 hp, the Volvo FH16 sets itself apart from everything else in the industry,” says Staffan Jufors, President and CEO of Volvo Trucks.

With higher power, one might well expect that fuel consumption would head in the same direction, but that is not the case.
“Our aim is to have both the best performance and the best fuel economy in the segment. We have succeeded in keeping fuel consumption the same as before despite the power increase. In a comparison with the competition, we are doing very well indeed,” reveals Staffan Jufors.

The Volvo FH16 is certified for the new Euro 5 European emission requirements that come into force in autumn 2009, which means that emissions of nitrogen oxide have been cut by more than 40 percent. In other words, the Volvo FH16 has become even more powerful but without compromising on the environment. In addition to the 700 hp version the Volvo FH16 is also available in variants producing 540 and 600 hp respectively.

Volvo announced new Volvo Concept Truck 2020

Volvo the Swedish commercial automobile manufacturer announced Volvo Concept Truck 2020 is closer to reality than one may expect.

The Volvo Concept Truck 2020 is a plan for a more environment and road friendly transporter. The truck features new technologies and an aerodynamic design to decrease fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Our vision for the future is not that far away. Much of the technology in the Volvo Concept Truck 2020 is already available said in a statement by Volvo Trucks design director Rikard Orell.

The new technologies will be an auto pilot system, managed through a wireless connection which can take a group of trucks across the European continent at speeds of about 90 km/h or 56 mph, figuring a road train that will make truck traffic more efficient on Europe which is already busy highways.

The Concept Truck 2020 has rear view cameras that project an image onto the inside of the windscreen, LED headlamps and indicators and collision protection panels on trucks nose. The panel on dashboard with advanced touchpad screen like an iPhone providing the right information to the driver. As for comfort on those long hauls, the driver has the benefit of a fouton sofa in berth behind front seats which folds out into a bed to sleep at night.