It is yes, but it is a lot different also. Don't forget with the world having issue getting parts, they are using the same parts to make as many trucks as possible, that is the main reason they went with screens and not gauges in all the new trucks. You can add as many gauges to the screen as you want and not need 40 gauges in the dash. These trucks will be able to get parts faster and be repaired faster as well.
@@mikelarry7521 repaired faster hahaha.. I think the fastest we got a 49x out of our service depo was 5 months. To be fair they have mostly been the junk dt12 autos
I'm sure that truck has the same options as my 2022 cascadia which means they still didn't fix these problems I encountered with my truck. -Gotta pay extra for insulation which would help with that upper bunk heat problem. -Theres only one air vent for top bunk which during the summer no one can really sleep at the top because it's so hot. -The A pillar deflectors dont work/said to keep washer fluid off driver and passenger windows(That dont work) -The keyless entry is ok,You can roll your windows down by holding unlock button which is good because you don't need to turn on key but wait there's more....theres no way to roll windows back up without turning on key...so just use the ignition key. -Freightliner needs to fix that suspension problem, you feel every small to medium size bump in the road. So I'm sure as time goes on I'll discover more faults with the 2022 CASCADIA. $178k and these problems are ignored or they just don't pay attention to problem/faults we find with their trucks
I didn't know the Cascadia had all those issues, but I did notice the suspension degradation quite easy. The shocks on my Cascadia were done at 100k miles, and was riding rough 300k miles. I preferred the T680 suspension for its more compliant ride.
@@JT-fq2bl I added front air suspension to my cascadia and there's a small improvement when it comes to bumps but the rear suspension is just horrible. As for the heating problem with top bunk there is no way freightliner can say they tested this truck and didnt noticed that problem and that 1 air vent is not enough to cool that top during the summer. The more miles I get I'm sure I'll discover more problems and things that freightliner need to fix to improve this truck
I was just gonna say the same, although it does offer more options than even a premium Cascadia, like the fold down table and heated headlights, plus I think the cockpit does look sharper, more upscale
Got to drive a new one today it's a demo/show truck. It's very smooth and quiet. Loved the spacious interior. Very comfortable smooth truck. Well done!
Freightliner owned by Mercedes, influence. Mercedes trucks influence is from parts built in their various factories Globally. Mercedes Trucks the brand are Cabover designs
Hopefully one day ,we’ll see the western star 5700XE and the 4900 in American Truck Simulator and turn it into Optimus Prime from the Michael bay movies
Yeah, I don't know why they danced around the fact that the 57x is really a Cascadia underneath. Western Star admitted that the 49x was based on the Cascadia when it came out, although that might be because the 49x is significantly beefed up compared to the Cascadia since it was designed to be a vocational truck, whereas the 57x is literally just a Cascadia with some different body work.
It's kinda like a Peterbilt 579 is really a dressed up Kenworth T680, the sleepers are identical in both, just different body design features.....the only new truck I've seen that looks like it's own design is the Mack Anthem...it looks like nothing else...
Yep. It's a glorified Cascadia. Gauges are gone; wood cabinets are gone. They ruined it. Western Star was essentially the last one to hold any of the traditional aspects. Now it's gone. Fortunately, there are still a few good ones out there, prior to this. This is trucking but Honda did the same thing to the Honda Gold Wing in 2018... ruined it.
@@robertryan7204 Manufacturers always fail to remember what sells a particular truck to start with. It's always the same story... pay 30-50% more and get less; it's been happening for decades. Just have to rebuild 5700XE's and 4900 EX's. The wiring, relays, fuses, and other electrical components were always weak on the 5700 anyway; just rebuild it and rewire the entire truck. I have never heard if the same issues exist on the 4900 but the 5700 electrical was problematic. Dandy truck otherwise, though.
Hard to believe but a group of Australian Dealers bought Western Star from the original Canadian manufacturers floated it on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Daniler( Mercedes Benz) bought it
Looks and sounds wonderful. Good job! One thing that's missing IMO is the heated wiper blades or Subaru style heating stop for the area where the wipers rest! Surprised it's not a mandatory feature by the DOT. But nobody makes a better steering wheel than Western Star!
Great so you took away the wood interior from the 5700 to give us more Freightliner plastic thank you now I have absolutely no reason to want a Western Star
Yes. That's the first thing I noticed in that interior. The strategy is to make it "almost" a Cascadia so they can share parts; that's the plan. The idiot masses will fall for it; they always do.
In other words, you made a blockier version of the Freightliner cascadia, and probably didn't change the ride quality one bit. Resulting in another plastic cookie cutter truck that's barely drivable but somehow costs as much as a Paccar truck with half the quality.
@@mertcalc3259 There are differrent models in Australia. As well as Kenworth Cabovers,and Convential Trucks they assemble DAF Trucks. Volvo makes Volvo Cabovers and MACK Australian model trucks in their Wacol facility in Queensland
@@samnajarro5101 it's not as much of a Cascadia as you'd think it is. Just as an example, Bet you never even looked far enough to notice that the doors aren't exactly the same either. Or that the indentations on the back of the sleeper are partially different from a Cascadia. And that's just 2 differences that most people don't even look for. There are more. But i bet you already pulled a conclusion by looking at it once. Just like so many others narrow minded people so. Which is a real shame man.... Congrats i guess.
You stuck a different hood and bumper on the Freightliner, then swapped out some trim. That you're trying so hard to sell this as something unique is laughable.
Well, it’s like saying that Escalade is just an overpriced Tahoe, it’s way more than that, one is targeted for mega carriers, the other is for owner operators and small fleets
Looks like a nice freight shaker. Though if the target buyer were owner opps why not include a split windshield? Replacing mine has meant the difference of about $200-$250 per side instead of $500-750 for a one piece. When u have some damage on one side makes no sense to have a one piece that the crack can spread all the way to the other side of the windshield.
Western Star trucks, not only ride smooth, and have great towing capacity, but they really know how to make their trucks look beautiful. 5700XE and W4900 both look the best.
i left trucking for various reasons but a big one was all the companies trying to stick you in freight liners and Kenworth t680s they are uncomfortable as hell and im 6'2. The Western stars i passed on the road always seemed better built and more driver friendly. Sadly i never got to drive one. Judging by the placement of foot pedals it looks easier on the knees, how high the truck sits, and the wide windshield this truck looks very fun to drive almost makes me want to go back if i was given this truck to drive. lol.
You should check out the Volvo VNL 860’s. They have really great interiors and driver features now too. I hope some day to try and drive either one of these trucks
the look screams TRUCK, good job to the team designers keeping that TRUCK look, I was thinking of getting a pete, but a western star got me thinking twice
Only with the 12 spd slush box? Ewwww. Bring back the old western star, when they were built solid and meant to get work done, not a fancy freightshaker.
This Western Star 57X is nothing special because we've already seen what it looks like from two different companies as speaking of Freightliner and Western Star. The 57X is nothing more than a modified Freightliner Cascadia but swapped with Western Star and slapped on some fancy headlights and but a badge on the Grille. What a waste of oil and metal just to do something new, Western Star is just tired and bored of having the same old trucks. If I was the one planning the next truck, All I know is that it wouldn't be like this nor come out like this.
Midroof sleeper 60", sturdy frame, upgrade suspension, dd16 plus DT12-HE the goal is to make all mountain flat, no electronic lane detection just purely beast truck.
Premium evolved? I have only seen the quality of western star drop since bought by freightliner. Any one could see this coming when the 47 came out. Funny how when 5700 was designed it out did Cascadia in wind tunnel tests. Well if you can't beat your own division competition, turn them into your disposable truck. Least be easy to get cab parts, haven't changed since the introduction of the style. Don't forget that they changed the industry measurement for sleepers. Surprised they using ugly mirror ,everyone else going to lower arm or camera. Good bye Western Star and Cornado.
That's a gorgeous Cascadia.
Thanks Western Star and SCS to add this truck to American Truck Simulator game
I'm gonna buy many 57x and store it in mant garages in ATS
Yeah I'm thinking of getting one now in ats🤔 I mite get it as good looking as my cascadia...
Looks fabulous in the game. Was already using the other western Star truck in game.
Looks amazing, possibly the best SCS ever made
Yes!
The air intake LEDs are a fantastic touch
its a cascadia with a "W" on tha steering wheel
And Mercedes Actros components in the higher trim level
8:14 Looking straight ahead, you’ll notice it’s a Freightliner Cascadia. 😂
yup since they are all owned by Daimler so they benefit from the Mercedes Benz Actros technology
i loved the old school look of the 5700 , this is a cascadia with a different grill
Exxxxxxxxactly!!!! I said the same thang
Soon as he said Diameter I was like wait a minute they own Freightliner and that sleeper cab looks mighty close to a Cascadia lol
It is yes, but it is a lot different also. Don't forget with the world having issue getting parts, they are using the same parts to make as many trucks as possible, that is the main reason they went with screens and not gauges in all the new trucks. You can add as many gauges to the screen as you want and not need 40 gauges in the dash. These trucks will be able to get parts faster and be repaired faster as well.
@@mikelarry7521 repaired faster hahaha.. I think the fastest we got a 49x out of our service depo was 5 months. To be fair they have mostly been the junk dt12 autos
Cascadia with a WS hood…no thanks
Thanks to the creators of such a wonderful truck, I'm really looking forward to it in American Truck Simulator
Lol
Magic 👌
It's just a Cascadia with a WS logo
Upgraded Freightliner Cascadia! Same truck!
Thank you western star for bring us this wonderful truck to ats nd scs for making this possible thank u all for this beauty of a truck
I'm sure that truck has the same options as my 2022 cascadia which means they still didn't fix these problems I encountered with my truck.
-Gotta pay extra for insulation which would help with that upper bunk heat problem.
-Theres only one air vent for top bunk which during the summer no one can really sleep at the top because it's so hot.
-The A pillar deflectors dont work/said to keep washer fluid off driver and passenger windows(That dont work)
-The keyless entry is ok,You can roll your windows down by holding unlock button which is good because you don't need to turn on key but wait there's more....theres no way to roll windows back up without turning on key...so just use the ignition key.
-Freightliner needs to fix that suspension problem, you feel every small to medium size bump in the road.
So I'm sure as time goes on I'll discover more faults with the 2022 CASCADIA. $178k and these problems are ignored or they just don't pay attention to problem/faults we find with their trucks
Extra insulation is optional feature. They have added a vent to the top cabinet. Key fob is just gimmick.
Now they're going to charge premium money for all that. Sounds like a winner! /sarcasm
I didn't know the Cascadia had all those issues, but I did notice the suspension degradation quite easy. The shocks on my Cascadia were done at 100k miles, and was riding rough 300k miles. I preferred the T680 suspension for its more compliant ride.
@@JT-fq2bl I added front air suspension to my cascadia and there's a small improvement when it comes to bumps but the rear suspension is just horrible. As for the heating problem with top bunk there is no way freightliner can say they tested this truck and didnt noticed that problem and that 1 air vent is not enough to cool that top during the summer. The more miles I get I'm sure I'll discover more problems and things that freightliner need to fix to improve this truck
Yup! Just a freightshaker with Botox 😂
It doesn't take sharp eyes to see it's a Cascadia with a different hood
True 🤨🤨
I was just gonna say the same, although it does offer more options than even a premium Cascadia, like the fold down table and heated headlights, plus I think the cockpit does look sharper, more upscale
You’re totally correct granted they’re both made by diamler
Exactly!!!
Not really, you need to get your eyes checked.
Thanks for working together with SCS Software :D
Got to drive a new one today it's a demo/show truck. It's very smooth and quiet. Loved the spacious interior. Very comfortable smooth truck. Well done!
Thank you for updating the interiror of the sleeper. Now it doesn't look like something out of a 70's rv anymore 🙂
Square hood 379 or W900 still rock. I'm an old school trucker from the 70's.
You can clearly see in the new displays Mercedes trucks influence.
The Truck looks very nice!
Freightliner owned by Mercedes, influence. Mercedes trucks influence is from parts built in their various factories Globally. Mercedes Trucks the brand are Cabover designs
This truck is insane!
Hopefully one day ,we’ll see the western star 5700XE and the 4900 in American Truck Simulator and turn it into Optimus Prime from the Michael bay movies
Saw this yesterday on the SCS live stream.
Cascadia is a fine truck it just feels weird that they’re trying to tell us the 49x and 57x aren’t just cascadias with different accent features
Yeah, I don't know why they danced around the fact that the 57x is really a Cascadia underneath. Western Star admitted that the 49x was based on the Cascadia when it came out, although that might be because the 49x is significantly beefed up compared to the Cascadia since it was designed to be a vocational truck, whereas the 57x is literally just a Cascadia with some different body work.
It's kinda like a Peterbilt 579 is really a dressed up Kenworth T680, the sleepers are identical in both, just different body design features.....the only new truck I've seen that looks like it's own design is the Mack Anthem...it looks like nothing else...
@@truckercowboyed2638 underneath all that bodywork of the Anthem is a VNL.
@@truckercowboyed2638 the macks are crap its a volvo.
@@texalmighty1yes but at least they are different enough in design....
I drive this truck now and it’s better than anything else I’ve driven…including Volvo, KW, Peterbilt
This dude was great and clear about everything 👏
Cascadia 126 with a grill change.
Mostly but it’s still better like a caddy vs a Chevy
@@theoregontruckerT880 it's literally the same truck. More like a Camaro and a firebird.
Nice Cascadia.
Seriously, it’s attractive and well spec’d. Hope the reliability is up to snuff.
Not like the Cascadia
@@robertryan7204 well ok. An up class Cascadia. Like a Cadillac Escalade vs a GMC Yukon.
Thank you western star for making a beautiful beast to us I can't wait to drive one in the future 😁
Love Western Star but don't like the fact they're just selling you a Cascadia sucks that Western Star has lost so much of their heritage
Yes they still import them into Australia, but they tend to like the severe duty models, not the Cascadia wannabe
Yes they were beautiful In the 80s. Now they are just another ugly plastic hiway pos
Yep. It's a glorified Cascadia. Gauges are gone; wood cabinets are gone.
They ruined it.
Western Star was essentially the last one to hold any of the traditional aspects. Now it's gone.
Fortunately, there are still a few good ones out there, prior to this.
This is trucking but Honda did the same thing to the Honda Gold Wing in 2018... ruined it.
@@truthseeker5890 It appears Western Star has been dropping in ratings compared to PACCAR, Volvo and the Heavy European Haulers in Australia
@@robertryan7204 Manufacturers always fail to remember what sells a particular truck to start with. It's always the same story... pay 30-50% more and get less; it's been happening for decades. Just have to rebuild 5700XE's and 4900 EX's. The wiring, relays, fuses, and other electrical components were always weak on the 5700 anyway; just rebuild it and rewire the entire truck. I have never heard if the same issues exist on the 4900 but the 5700 electrical was problematic. Dandy truck otherwise, though.
Literally a cascadia but looks slightly better.
Hard to believe but a group of Australian Dealers bought Western Star from the original Canadian manufacturers floated it on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Daniler( Mercedes Benz) bought it
Why?..
Looks and sounds wonderful. Good job!
One thing that's missing IMO is the heated wiper blades or Subaru style heating stop for the area where the wipers rest! Surprised it's not a mandatory feature by the DOT.
But nobody makes a better steering wheel than Western Star!
That'd be nice, less time spent on the shoulder spraying the windshield with deicer lmao
Volvo? Paccar trucks?
Love that it has a rear window..it’s a must have too. My truck has one
You can hear the refer better with the rear window open
Awesome looking vehicle
Awesome truck . Hope they tuned the suspension for comfort and Not like the Cascadia
I test drove one at a dealership sadly it rides like crap as the freightliner cascadia
this changes the game completely nice job guys
Western stars always had the best interiors, now they said “nuts to that” and went full cascadia
Because it is a Cascadia .
Thank you. For me, it’s great with any configuration! And any color!
It’s literally a cascadia with a western star hood.
This just looks like a Cascadia with a different hood. Good job setting the 2 brands apart LOL
It would've been nice if there was an 80" sleeper option but I like it
Me too
Looks like a cascadia with a western star hood and bumper HAHAHA
This Truck is coming in SnowRunner game👏👏👏
This truck is fantastic. Great job guys 👏😍
Great so you took away the wood interior from the 5700 to give us more Freightliner plastic thank you now I have absolutely no reason to want a Western Star
Yes. That's the first thing I noticed in that interior.
The strategy is to make it "almost" a Cascadia so they can share parts; that's the plan.
The idiot masses will fall for it; they always do.
This truck looks great!! that cockpit is on point for sure
It’s a cascadia with a different badge
This is such a beaut!
Appreciate that!
Amazing
Finally a cascadia looks like a truck not a ugly Honda Civic on semi truck wheels
headlights look sharp
Lovely look but please let it come with a manual one day!!
Very sharp-looking truck. It's amazing how much technology is getting crammed into those big beasts nowadays and how comfortable they look inside.
In other words, you made a blockier version of the Freightliner cascadia, and probably didn't change the ride quality one bit. Resulting in another plastic cookie cutter truck that's barely drivable but somehow costs as much as a Paccar truck with half the quality.
Paccar and Volvo build in Australia. Freightliner is known as Freightshaker for a reason
@@robertryan7204 Some Kenworth's are also being made in Mexico. All Volvo trucks in USA are made in USA
@@mertcalc3259 There are differrent models in Australia. As well as Kenworth Cabovers,and Convential Trucks they assemble DAF Trucks. Volvo makes Volvo Cabovers and MACK Australian model trucks in their Wacol facility in Queensland
I'm adding all the cool features of this truck to my 15' cascadia 😊
actually a quality advert, good job
The truck is just so huge I love it. Must feel great to drive such a monster
WESTERN Star tops it definitely one awesome truck
This is pretty cool. I think I will buy that grill for my Cascadia.
Okay, you Now Have A FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA WITH AN WESTERN STAR HOOD!
Hello how are you doing 😊
Man, I tried to purchase one at 4 different dealerships but they all say it’s impossible. What a bummer, was looking forward for one.
But does it have a feature that detects the driver passing another semi 1 MPH faster?
Exactly XD
Has the same digital dash as the freight cascadia
It IS a Cascadia
@@samnajarro5101 cascadia owns western star ?
@@1turf223 Daimler owns Freightliner and Westernstar
@@samnajarro5101 it's not as much of a Cascadia as you'd think it is.
Just as an example, Bet you never even looked far enough to notice that the doors aren't exactly the same either. Or that the indentations on the back of the sleeper are partially different from a Cascadia.
And that's just 2 differences that most people don't even look for. There are more.
But i bet you already pulled a conclusion by looking at it once. Just like so many others narrow minded people so. Which is a real shame man....
Congrats i guess.
@@The_One_Over_There It is very much based on the Cascadia. Yes, there are some minor differences but it is still a restyled Cascadia.
Can't wait to drive it in Snowrunner.
love those Cascadia's nice work Freightliner.
You stuck a different hood and bumper on the Freightliner, then swapped out some trim. That you're trying so hard to sell this as something unique is laughable.
Dude freightliner owns westerstar
@@bemo2222 No shyte, Sherlock.
Well, it’s like saying that Escalade is just an overpriced Tahoe, it’s way more than that, one is targeted for mega carriers, the other is for owner operators and small fleets
@@robertshunter Just like you buying GM and Chevy truck, what is your point.
@@mrtee3477 A Western Star wasn't just a flashy Freightliner before. But if you knew the industry, you'd have already known that.
Looks like a nice freight shaker. Though if the target buyer were owner opps why not include a split windshield? Replacing mine has meant the difference of about $200-$250 per side instead of $500-750 for a one piece. When u have some damage on one side makes no sense to have a one piece that the crack can spread all the way to the other side of the windshield.
That is so true!
Yall put a WS hood on a Cascadia truck body and called it a day.
Why did western star choose the cascadia sleeper
So a Freightliner Cascadia with WS hood instead
Классный тягач! 👍
So beautiful 😍😍
This thing is so beautiful
Western Star trucks, not only ride smooth, and have great towing capacity, but they really know how to make their trucks look beautiful. 5700XE and W4900 both look the best.
It's the same platform as the freightliner it's going ride like crap
@@Sinerwraymore fancy than the cascadia.
I knew you would have CarPlay, just makes sense.
They finally upgraded the interior
nice, cascadia with new hood and ws logo🤣😂
You couldn’t make it look different from the Cascadia sleeper. Look we built something we already had and made it cost more 😂😂😂😂
digital more shit breaks.. more money for the dealer.. and a finger to the owner opp
She is a beauty well done team western 🌟
look s nice but if you cant keep it in your lane you should not be driving , stop replacing professional drivers with computer systems
This is just a rebadged Freightliner cascadia. Exact same truck.
i left trucking for various reasons but a big one was all the companies trying to stick you in freight liners and Kenworth t680s they are uncomfortable as hell and im 6'2. The Western stars i passed on the road always seemed better built and more driver friendly. Sadly i never got to drive one. Judging by the placement of foot pedals it looks easier on the knees, how high the truck sits, and the wide windshield this truck looks very fun to drive almost makes me want to go back if i was given this truck to drive. lol.
You should check out the Volvo VNL 860’s. They have really great interiors and driver features now too. I hope some day to try and drive either one of these trucks
Wstern Star and the locally built PACCAR ( Kenworth) are well respected. So is Volvo, but the are Cabovers here. Freightliner...no( freightshaker)
@@robertryan7204 Mexican built Kenworth's? Are T680's being built in Mexico?
@@mertcalc3259 All Kenworth Trucks used in Australia are built here. Do not know whatcMexican Kenworth builds
@@robertryan7204 but i heard that some Kenworth's sold in USA were made in Mexico
😳Beautiful Truck🤩
the look screams TRUCK, good job to the team designers keeping that TRUCK look, I was thinking of getting a pete, but a western star got me thinking twice
Test drive a freightliner it's going ride the same.
Hey, Love the truck in American Truck Simulator
FREIGHTLINER CAB
Really nice looking truck
nice truck on ATS. TYVM
LEDs are looks like amazing.
What a rad truck. I want one...with a manual transmission.
Thats sweet
Only with the 12 spd slush box? Ewwww.
Bring back the old western star, when they were built solid and meant to get work done, not a fancy freightshaker.
I was excited until i seen my Cascadia with a Western Star hood smh
This Western Star 57X is nothing special because we've already seen what it looks like from two different companies as speaking of Freightliner and Western Star. The 57X is nothing more than a modified Freightliner Cascadia but swapped with Western Star and slapped on some fancy headlights and but a badge on the Grille. What a waste of oil and metal just to do something new, Western Star is just tired and bored of having the same old trucks. If I was the one planning the next truck, All I know is that it wouldn't be like this nor come out like this.
Midroof sleeper 60", sturdy frame, upgrade suspension, dd16 plus DT12-HE the goal is to make all mountain flat, no electronic lane detection just purely beast truck.
JESUS take the wheel. Good luck and be safe out there.
this and the cascadia are the actros mp4 of the year 2011 with the screens of the actros mp5 2018. just look at the steering wheel.
Very beautiful truck 😊👍
Looks like a freightliner
Premium evolved? I have only seen the quality of western star drop since bought by freightliner. Any one could see this coming when the 47 came out.
Funny how when 5700 was designed it out did Cascadia in wind tunnel tests. Well if you can't beat your own division competition, turn them into your disposable truck.
Least be easy to get cab parts, haven't changed since the introduction of the style.
Don't forget that they changed the industry measurement for sleepers.
Surprised they using ugly mirror ,everyone else going to lower arm or camera.
Good bye Western Star and Cornado.
This is basically a freightliner
Nice truck going to add one more Westren star