* Event of 50 years of the Scania V8 and 25 years of the Volvo FH
2 substantial turning points in the history of truck production will be recognised and honoured on the weekend of 4/5 May 2019 at the Waterford Truck & & Motor Show 2019 which occurs at Tramore Racecourse.
1969 saw the intro of the ever-inspiring Scania V8 engine toIrelandwhile 25 years later on in came the first-generation Volvo FH. Both trucks have actually played considerable roles in pushing the frontiers of truck driving.
Scania is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the iconic V8 engine in 2019. When the Swedish maker revealed its DS14 350hp V8 engine at the Frankfurt Motor Program in 1969, it was Europe’s most powerful diesel truck engine, and remained so for numerous years. Roadway transport operators and chauffeurs alike had neither seen nor heard anything rather like it previously. Drivers and truck enthusiasts just loved it for its ‘pure power’. In the years hence, generations of drivers have liked the V8– whichever version of the engine was powering their trucks.
Scania has actually been constantly improving this engineering work of art since. Today, the V8 engines for Scania’s brand-new truck generation, and for its commercial and marine applications, are produced in Södertälje. The truck engine range includes 4 different variations, with power outputs ranging from 520 hp up 730 hp, and to more than 1,150 hp for marine engines.
The Volvo FH, Volvo Trucks’ flagship series, is one of the road transportation market’s biggest successes ever and has simply celebrated its 25th anniversary. On 19 September last, the millionth Volvo FH rolled off the production line. Twenty-five years earlier, the first-generation Volvo FH implied a lot for Volvo Trucks and the entire industry. It was a game-changer that absolutely changed the perception of a modern truck.
To commemorate the intro of the first-generation Volvo FH in Ireland– a quarter of a century ago and Scania V8 50thanniversary, the 2019 Waterford Truck and Motor reveal will include a special display screen of both cars, with lots of owners and enthusiasts delighted to address any questions you may have.
The December edition of Fleet Transportation has a special function on the Volvo FH’s Silver anniversary. The post Waterford Truck & Motor Show 2019 to mark 2 substantial turning points appeared initially on Fleet Transport.
