Transport & Trucking Issue 137

Page 34

Road Test

REDUCED CAPACITY INCREASED PERFORMANCE

SCANIA IS THE ONLY TRUCK MAKER ON THE PLANET OFFERING A V8 TURBO DIESEL THESE DAYS AND WHILE IT IS THE FLAGSHIP ENGINE IN THE SWEDISH BRAND’S RANGE, ONE WONDERS HOW LONG THE BIG BANGER V8 WILL LAST IN A WORLD THAT SEEMS TO BE ALL ABOUT DOWNSIZING AND ALWAYS IMPROVING EFFICIENCY. THAT IS BROUGHT INTO SHARPER FOCUS WITH SCANIA’S LATEST 13 LITRE 540 HP OFFERING WHICH WE TOOK FOR A TEST RECENTLY.

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