Volvo FH16 is now available with 750 hp and 3550 Nm, prepared to assume the hardest and most demanding transport tasks. It will arrive on the right market in time for the celebration of the 25th 16 -liter engine anniversary.
1987 was the year of the presentation of Volvo F16, the first 16 -liter engine in the history of Volvo, with a generation of 470 hp. Since then, market needs have marked the development of increasingly powerful trucks.
"With the Volvo FH16 750, we put in the hands of our customers a truck with exceptional performance, low fuel consumption and extremely low emissions. It is a combination without concessions for the hardest and most demanding transport tasks," says Staffan Jufors, president and CEO of Volvo Trucks.
Performance, fuel savings and environment
The new engine is based on the same technology as the current 16 -liter 700 hp diesel engine of Volvo Trucks, an engine with six online cylinders, heads tree in head, four valves per cylinder and pump injectors. It has been optimized to achieve greater power and maximum torque, but without changes in fuel consumption. The 750 engine is available in two versions, one for Euro 5 regulations and the other for EEV (ecologically improved vehicles), with even lower particle and smoke emissions.
The Volvo I-Shift Automatic Marchae Change System is included as standard and has been modified to withstand the high engine torque. The rear axle range includes rear axes for maximum masses in combination of up to 250 tons depending on the orography and the specification of the motor line. For quick long -distance transport activities, the unique RS1360 axis of recent introduction constitutes a fuel savings alternative.
Ease of driving and productivity
The new 750 engine produces a torque of 2800 Nm at 900 rpm, after which the target curve increases markedly and reaches its peak level of 3550 Nm to 1050 rpm and then balances at 1400 rpm. This allows you to maintain high speed even in the hardest increases.
"The greater the power you have at your dispute at low revolutions when wearing a heavy load, lower voltage will occur in the engine and the greater the fuel savings will be." This allows excellent ease in driving, "says Hayder Wokil, product manager of Volvo Trucks product.
The Volvo FH16 750 is conceived both for truly heavy transport tasks and for tasks that require high average speed on normal mountain roads or with great slope.
"The majority of FH16 customers pay special attention to the transport of the largest possible number of tons in the shortest possible time. However, many customers need to quickly transport merchandise of great value and fresh products in long distances with conditions of changing topography to deliver in time," explains Wokil.
Heavier transport for more powerful trucks
For a long time, there has been a tendency towards increasingly heavy transport and, therefore, towards a greater need for more powerful trucks. Since the introduction of Volvo F16 in 1987 and the first generation of the 16 -liter engine with 470 hp, the power levels have increased step by step to the rhythm imposed by the needs of the market and customers. In 1993 the power increased to 520 hp. Ten years later, a completely new engine was presented with 610 hp. In 2009, Volvo was the first manufacturing company that reached 700 hp and now is the time to take the next step: the Volvo FH16 with 750 hp.
The production of the first Volvo FH16 trucks for the European market with the highest power will be put into circulation at the beginning of 2012. In addition, the 750 hp version, the 16 -liter Volvo engine is available with powers of 540, 600 and 700 hp.
