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Usually, the energy expended by truck engines is used to lift heavy loads. However, Volvo proves that even trucks can travel at high speeds.
This record breaking involved the 1994 European truck racing champion, Boije Ovebrink. The Volvo Iron Knight is a 4.5 ton truck with a four turbo D13 engine capable of spraying power up to 2,400 horsepower with 6,000 Nm of torque.
This record notes, a distance of 1,000 meters can be reached in 21.29 seconds with an average speed of 169 km / hour. During record-breaking efforts, this truck had touched speeds of up to 276 km / hour.
In addition, this truck can also bulldoze a distance of 0-500 meters in 13.71 seconds with an average speed of 131.29 km / hour.
This surpasses Ovebrink's own record. Previously he had traveled an average speed of 152.2 km / h at a distance of 1,000 meters and 115.3 km / h in a distance of 500 meters using another Volvo truck with a hybrid engine, Volvo Mean Green.
"The fact that this world record uses the same gearbox that the FH series trucks use is something that makes us really proud," said Volvo Truck President and CEO, Claes Nilsson.
This truck is not like a truck in general. The truck electronic system is maintained for weight savings. While the software has been reprogrammed to make truck performance higher than trucks for public roads.
The cabin is also made of fiberglass and the aerodynamic system has been optimized.
This record breaking involved the 1994 European truck racing champion, Boije Ovebrink. The Volvo Iron Knight is a 4.5 ton truck with a four turbo D13 engine capable of spraying power up to 2,400 horsepower with 6,000 Nm of torque.
This record notes, a distance of 1,000 meters can be reached in 21.29 seconds with an average speed of 169 km / hour. During record-breaking efforts, this truck had touched speeds of up to 276 km / hour.
In addition, this truck can also bulldoze a distance of 0-500 meters in 13.71 seconds with an average speed of 131.29 km / hour.
This surpasses Ovebrink's own record. Previously he had traveled an average speed of 152.2 km / h at a distance of 1,000 meters and 115.3 km / h in a distance of 500 meters using another Volvo truck with a hybrid engine, Volvo Mean Green.
"The fact that this world record uses the same gearbox that the FH series trucks use is something that makes us really proud," said Volvo Truck President and CEO, Claes Nilsson.
This truck is not like a truck in general. The truck electronic system is maintained for weight savings. While the software has been reprogrammed to make truck performance higher than trucks for public roads.
The cabin is also made of fiberglass and the aerodynamic system has been optimized.