In the pursuit of efficiency, numerous heavy vehicle manufacturers focus primarily on enhancing the engine and other internal components.
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Rolling out the inside word on the Cascadia
Sure, it hasn’t yet notched the numbers expected of it, but in everything else Freightliner Cascadia appears to be achieving exactly what its proponents planned.
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Kenworth K220 tackles hills with ease
Truck journalist Steve Brooks took to the highway in a Kenworth K220 and he has plenty to say about how it handles on the road
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The all-terrain wonder that is the Unimog
For more than 70 years the Mercedes Benz Unimog has been delivering the goods for its owners and those who find themselves living and working in out of the way locations throughout the world
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Scania’s new R660 review
Ahead of its release later this year, here’s a first look at how Scania’s new R660 performs, with a jaunt up the Hume Highway
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Mack Anthem road test
The appearance of Mack’s Anthem may split opinions but what really matters is how it performs on the road. An impressive run down the New England Highway from Brisbane to Sydney proved that looks aren’t everything
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Truck review of the Scania R770
A longer test run of Scania's flagship R770 matched expectations
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Scania R770 first look
Never before in its 50-year history in Australia has Scania been stronger or had more to offer, including the recent deployment of the R770, the world’s most powerful production truck. In this short sample behind the wheel, we find a gentle giant equipped with road manners every bit as impressive as the mountainous muscle
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Truck and dog combo shines for Hino
Every now and then a new truck comes along with the ability to surprise and impress in equal measure, and we’ve found just such a truck in Hino’s revitalised range of 700-series heavy-duty models. In fact, so surprising and so impressive was a truck and dog combination recently put through its paces that we’re now thinking Hino may actually have the best Japanese heavy-duty truck in the business
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The Hino 700 rigid is a class act
TEST DRIVE: After an impressive static display mid-way through 2021, we expected plenty from a first drive of Hino’s new 700-series trucks, and we certainly weren’t disappointed by an FR 6x2 rigid model put through its paces in everything from heavy metro traffic to fast freeways. Sure, with so much new technology on board, there were a few quirks but all up, Hino appears to have done its homework well. Very well!
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