faster truck – El Colombiano

That a street car, a sports car, reach a top speed of 276 kilometers per hour, is not something to be surprised much

But it does a truck that weighs about 4.5 tons does leave more than one with an open mouth.

that was the speed record this week broke the Iron Knight, the truck prototype developed by Volvo trucks from its conventional line FH.

This truck broke speed records for the 500 and 1,000 meters, with 13.7 and 21.2 seconds, and speeds in those markers 131 and 169 . kilometers per hour

the previous record was 260 mph top speed, and hands, or wheels better, another truck also developed by Volvo. Mean Green

to achieve the new record, Volvo trucks was based on its FH series and Audi engineers developed several modifications.

for example, your cabin is all carbon fiber in order to reduce weight.

the D13 engine also modified yields a power of 2400 hp and torque of 6,000 newton per meter.

of course this will not be a truck series, but it is a testing laboratory to maximize brand and study behavior of materials, designs and mechanical changes that can be implemented with a view to its next .Products in the commercial segment