Volvo Trucks - FH16 750 vs. F16 470 - Brian's Truck Report (E02)

Renowned truck journalist Brian Weatherley puts a Volvo F16 470 from 1987 head-to-head with the new Volvo FH16 750, in a haulage challenge up one of Sweden's toughest ascents - the so called Gothenburg hill located just outside Jönköping, Sweden - just to find out what has really changed in 25 years.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Volvo FH16 750
• Volvo F16 470
• FH16
• 2012
• Brian Weatherley horsepower
• trucking
• strong. powerful
• 16 litre engine
• fuel efficient
• I-Shift
• anniversary
• Volvotrucks
• Volvo Trucks
• Truck manufacturer
• Sweden
• göteborgsbacken

[wimanyu]

what is globetrotter??

[VolvoTrucks]

@wimanyu The Globetrotter cab was designed to provide a safer option for long-haul operations. Haulage from Western to Eastern Europe increased steadily during the 1970s. Journeys lasted several days, and it was common for two or more drivers to share a truck and drive in shifts. Often, the only accommodation solutions available were add-on plastic superstructures that left a lot to be desired in terms of safety. Volvo wanted to offer a safer, more comfortable option.

[scania98989]

@Krille3

i call tough 8% 10km on narrow winding road with lot of serpentines, i call tough hill 9% 10km same conditions like this before , where there is ice almost all year on top of hill

i call tough 11% 7km .....

[00kaligoulas]

tipota magges ena einai to fortigo..... scania R730 V8...... ti na mas poun twra ta monoblock.... kofteto kai ftiakste tasakia kalutera einai pio xrhsima!!!!

[Krille3]

@scania98989 With the winter conditions we have in Sweden so yes, it's tough.

[redarmythira7]

Any information about fuel consumption? Of course, it is great to have 750hp and all this torque, but would it worth the money nowadays that diesel price is rising more and more?

[scania98989]

you call 7% and 2.2km tough .....

[slovencelj100]

you make video test of a comparison between I-shift or manual gearbox, 

[aeg12p]

@740volvo740 Sweden AND Holland the best then :D

[740volvo740]

@aeg12p What? This is SWEDEN!

[wimanyu]

@VolvoTrucks thanks for the info! btw i love volvo buses (more than trucks)