In order to help their FM16 tractor deal with the most sever loads it can, Volvo Trucks today unveiled their brand new FH16 750 unit that’s capable of delivering 750 horsepower and 3550Nm. The model ...
In 1987, a new superstar would emerge in the world of trucking. The Volvo F16 greeted the world and was a robust workhorse from the start, becoming an immediate success. At its core was a new 16.1L ...
What better way to promote the most powerful monster in your inventory that few people are actually going to buy than to make video games after it. We’re not talking about the latest Porsche or ...
A single Volvo FH16 heavy truck that was taken straight from the factory was used to pull a 750-ton load, showing off Volvo’s new transmission, the I-Shift with crawler gears. The 984-foot long road ...
How much weight can a FH16 750 pull? Well, with the launch of the new I-Shift crawler gears system, Volvo says the mechanism can – among other things – move and transport a gross combination weight of ...
What makes a truck and engine manufacturer want to launch a 750-horsepower engine for standard trucks? Volvo already offered its 16-liter inline six cylinder engine with overhead camshaft, four valves ...
Take the brand new Volvo FH16 out for a spin… but be careful of obstacles. That’s the idea behind Volvo Trucks’ new game for smartphones and tablets. Released to coincide with the 25th anniversary of ...
The Volvo FH16-750 makes its UK and Ireland construction industry show debut on the Volvo Construction Equipment stand at Hillhead 2012 where a 6x2 tractor unit will be on display together with two ...
Volvo Trucks has added two new ‘crawler’ gears to its I-Shift transmission for severe-duty applications, allowing its FH and FH16 trucks to tow vastly increased gross combination weights. Robert Celec ...
The conditions in Gothenburg are perfect — no wind, nor rain — as my fellow trade journalists and I step out on to the tarmac of Volvo’s severe-duty test track. This is reassuring as I climb up into ...