Kenworth vs Volvo Part Two | Clash of the Titans | Truck TV Australia
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- After 3,500 km on the eastern seaboard's busiest trucking routes we find out how the Volvo FH and the Kenworth K200 stack up against each other.
Which will get the best fuel? Which is the best cab to live in? And which is the most engaging truck to drive?
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It's so cool that y'all in Australia have both American and European style trucks readily available.
ironmatic 1 k200 is Australian mate
@@deutschlander2004 did not know that..hmmm..I drive a W900 with the studio sleeper.. But have to say I really like that K200.. That's a nice truck
we are a bit spoilt down under for choice
Wish that sold the k200 in the US
@@deutschlander2004 KW is USA, so the k200 is as well
With all the trouble gone into producing such a slick video, I would have expected more detailed comparative info :-)
Volvo an all euro trucks are way better, so they don’t mention it, because they don’t want people to know and they lose viewers also
@@nickosbestplayereverexist And also cause PB!!!
@@pizzapeku8 are you mean pb personal best or pussy bitch?
Totally agree !!.. no real detail like the European truck reviewers do
I have driven both (older versions) in my time and if had to spend all day in one of these I would choose the Volvo as long as the cost's were as good as the same. If I owned a fleet of trucks I would have no problem having both in my fleet. The Kenworth has the cool factor on its side and the Volvo has the comfort side covered, not counting sleeper room. The last truck I owned was a FH12 Volvo. Both will get the job done and keep the driver happy!
Fan boys will not see the good in anything other than their favorite.
It's actually a huge difference in fuel consumption. There is a difference of nearly 3 liters every 100km. so say you are running 100 000 km a year, you lose 3,000 liters of diesel per year. I do not know the prices in Australia but here in Sweden cost of diesel 10 SEK / per liter.
That's 30,000 SEK A Year (4284 Australian dollars).
Volvo and Scania Forever!
Hah, what a load of shit. What mileage you get, 42l/100km? Listen dude, there's no point in arguing over that, because even you know that you are talking bull. European trucks get mileage way below that, with heavier loads and roads that have steep hills and curves. There's just no way a US truck could do stuff euro trucks do.
My father has seen and driven a truck that has had over 30 oil changes and the oil was always warm. That thing was running 24/7. And the reason why we haven't put truck engines in a tank is because we like to put tank engines into tanks and truck engines into trucks.
18 litres difference In 3500-4000km isn't much and the Volvo will save 30 dollars but the kw was a bit quicker so really both trucks are neck and neck
The average life of a semi truck in America is about 1 million miles. At $4 a gallon, the Volvo would burn only $61086 while the kenworth would burn $64048. So over the life of the truck, the kenworth would only cost you an extra $3000. I would think that kind of money is worth it if you do a lot of long distance hauling...
He said a difference of 19 litres over 3500 kilometres. It hardly makes any difference over all.
You guys need to do a proper comparison . 1.73 v 1.65 is 99 litres for 3550 klm by my calculations . Thats 5577 litres in 200,000 klm . The ONLY way to compare fuel is to physically put it in the fuel tank . Oh and what was the difference in adblue usage too ?
You are such angry people. You'd think someone was reviewed a member of your family. Trucks are tools!
Now, trucks are tools for minimising cost. In this case, the Volvo was lowest running cost over 5 days. 100litres. Over 50 weeks that is 5000litres.
Last time I looked, Euro truck engines were on longer service intervals than for US trucks. Lower cost
The 'automatic' transmissions, as in modern cars, are so clever in determining best shift speeds, the fuel consumption is better than the best driver in a manual transmission vehicle. No clutch to replace. Lower costs.
Statement of facts here: US trucks are component vehicles. By this I mean that, say Kenworth don't engines, gearboxes, axles etc. They select a DD, Cummins, Cat engine (always US because it's probably the law) Rockwell, Allison. Are these components the very best available? Lowest consumption, emissions, power, torque?
Scania, Volvo, Mercedes, MAN have been the acknowledged leaders in diesel engine technology for a long time, optimised to their own gearboxes, axles aerodynamics, cooling. So, its Volvo, Scania, Mercedes engines to their gearboxes, electronically controlled for efficiency. This is not about who is the best driver cos I can double declutch a speed splitter crash box. Its about a tool, doing a job for low cost.
As for durability, the assertion that Euro trucks are unreliable is simply incorrect. Like any tool, they just cannot afford to be. They are bought ( or should be) not cos "I've always liked the way a Volscanmerc looks" but because it performs. Euro trucks in UK and on the continent rack up 80-150,000 miles p.a. drivers on shifts. They do this at 44metric tonnes (100,000lbs) and just do the job.
If KW, White, Mack do the same, cost minimising job, then buy them. But not for emotional, traditional reasons. You can do that with your private car if it matters.
I agreeing your knowledge about how to run trucking
You are correct Nigel.
Agreed.
Cat is gone from the OTR game and DD is actually owned by Daimler. So are Freightliner and Western Star.
Then there is PACCAR, that owns Kenworth and Peterbilt, but also DAF and Leyland trucks.
Traton owns Man, Scania and Navistar International.
So the argument as to which trucks are better is a little odd. The trucks are designed for the environment and regulation in the location that they are going to run in. North America has regulations that favor a conventional cab (bridge rule for instance increases allowable weight as the distance between the steer axle and the rearmost tandem increases). North American and Australian trucks also tend to cover more miles per year and work in harsher environments than the Euro counterparts. This favors slower turning inline 6 engine configurations, unsynchronized manual transmissions (although autos are and becoming more prevalent in NA) and conventional cabs, but Aus regulations go by overall train length so a conventional cab eats into your cargo area. Obviously the loss of cargo area is more important than the added aerodynamics or you would see more conventional trucks in Aus. By contrast the US and Canada only regulate trailer length, so there is no downside to a conventional tractor on large US roads.
Europe regulates overall length and the average truck is not travelling nearly as far each year as one in NA or Aus. European trucks are also operating in much more highly populated environments on roads that were not specifically designed for heavy truck traffic. This pretty much rules out conventional trucks. Possibly running a V8 allows the cabover to be even shorter than it could be with a L6.
Rare higher IQ comment
Good Idea... but what about comparing the windscreen wipers, air conditioning, and headlights telling us a bit more detail then what about purchase price maintenance costs resale etc
as with most articles lack important details....
I got to agree Brooksy , I love the Newell Highway , only highway a bit better is the Ayer between Ceduna and Norseman !
Shame you don't have the Volvo VNL range available there.
If i had to buy one as a owner operator it would be the Kenworth all day but if i was just a driver and had the choice it would be the Volvo.
Do more head to head comparison like this please! I really like it!!!!
+Lawrence Lo
Hi Lawrence,
we have a few things in the pipeline :)
Hi bruh, can you do a comparation of a Volvo Conventional and a Peterbilt 379. Thanks! :D
Easily the best truck channel on TH-cam
European truck for state of the art technology and refinement
Why did they start with the FH 700 but finish with the FH 600?
Love the cab overs. Here is a video of my 59 cabover GMC detroit diesel with Jake brake , th-cam.com/video/MzabDtw7gG8/w-d-xo.html
Both are extemely reliable trucks and dependant upon application. Id go the kenworth in outback offroad trucking and keep it in service for longer periods. Were as highway application id go volvo
I would use the anywhere and it can go in the outback . But I like the Scania more
Buy a mercedes
European trucks are great and beautiful
Sponge bob with wheels, or sugar cube with wheels. No aerodynamic no personal space it's like a walking brick wall and you say beautiful? you must be blind.
Ali Alibeyoğlu at least it ain’t pop riveted together
@@alialibeyoglu7532 Nah. A Volvo Fh16 looks amazing and trucks like DAF XG or Scania New Gen S series are amazing.
@@Likeusb1 shaped boxes
@@alialibeyoglu7532 Say that to american trucks
Literally carved shaped trucks
I wish they sell the k220 here in the US 🤩
As an Operator. The didn't show me anything.
How is the seating position?
How are the Blind spots?
Mirrors and lighting any good?
How well do the engine and gearboxes work together?
What kind of safety do they have?
How are maintenance schedule and pricing?
How is the drivers access. My biggest gripe with KWs! haha
these are sort of thing you should have pointed out.
Sleeper is one thing but unless you doing WA/NT/SA runs all year long. Ya dont need a huge pointlesd sleeper taking up room
True mate, whats the point of having a bigger bunk yet you spend more hours driving, and leg room is shit, was expecting
A lot from those guys, braking effieciency, drive comfort, how accessible are the controls etc
Kenworth and Volvo , I can't decide because there both good
KW are the king of the roads.
Europeans are very delicate people. They will never know what it is to drive a real truck on real roads, even my grandmother drives a European truck, it is practically all automatic. That's why I choose a KW, this is a reall Truck.
😂😂😂 Well try Ice and snow + extreme freezing conditions. Volvo will do fine how about Kenwool?
Such a stupid thing to say. Especially from outside of Europe. You got such big roads, driving isn't even a challenge. So ... F*ck off with you stupid biased opinion.
Most trucks in Europe aren't even automatic (except the most modern ones, because of fuel savings and those are SEMI automatic)
Most truck manufacturers outside of Europe are WAY behind the technology in Europe.
Volvo all the way - been driving Volvos since starting out - that Kenworth looks like a 60's throwback compared - I don;t care how much extra bunk space it has - it still has a pop riveted ally cab, almost certainly a non synchro crash box, no air assist clutch, all things any self respecting European driver would expect as standard fare since the early 70's.
Yank truck - no thanks - I like my kit current. No wonder Volvo is the world leader in heavy trucks.
+Yuxin Wang and that is why these trucks are made for you guys that cannot drive. I just bought a new SAR and it's made in Australia, by Aussie workers in Victoria, sorry I paid for local jobs not overseas, when it is your money buying the gear you want quality that will last, just go to trucksales and see what the resale is on comparable trucks.
+bobkats just for ur knowledge the volvo's r made in aus too.
+Badaboomhtghy no it's not it is assembled from an imported kit, get the facts straight KW is a steel cab and made in bayswater victoria I've been through Mack and Volvo and they are knocked down kits with 0 local manufacture.
Lol Kenworth is no more local than the Volvo - its an imported yank truck which uses 1950.s technology. If you think that junk.s ok - rather you than me. In Europe, we finished using those crappy crash boxes in the early 80's.
+Yuxin Wang really what parts are imported? the US cabs are wider so that cannot be it, the chassis starts as two rails and hand built in the factory, so that's not it, the interior is made by the same local company for the last 49 tears so that's not it either, the cab is built in the factory from local manufacture so that cannot be it, please tell me what part is imported other than the engine????? You see I did the factory tours, that's why I bough a new SAR with all the fruit, and i'm guaranteed 50% value on trade in, you might drive a truck, but I own some and am buying another new KW
i would choose both and drive 1 for week and then other.
Part 1 and part 2, very informative videos with very good information.
You make alot of good points, however, I think the elephant in the room is the price.
Granted the K200 is a far bigger bunk, but it is also $50k - $100k more in price depending on the options and specs you choose.
That being said, when my company is big enough that I can afford to spend $400k on trucks, I will be swapping out my Granites and Tridents for K200's and 909's haha.
Thanks for the video, keep em coming!
I am European, but I must say it's hard to tell who is better
Whats the purpose of the tarp covering the sides of the container
Close.. not really. A 1000 liters a year. Plus 10 times as many safety innovations.. Volvo always ahead of the game..
KW won't building main trucks for AU. You cannot say Volvo always ahead of the game.
$2205 a year difference i worked i out too , plus the volvo would be more comfortable over the 5 day trip without a doubt
The other benefit is Volvo use bugger all AdBlue compared to Cummins
David Wolff can anyone explain to me why Australia is going away from using Trucks with long hoods and instead use the cap over version ?
More manoeuvreable, better in traffic, plus European trucks are better engineered than a nailed together piece of old American scrap metal.
Y'all should come over to the US and drive our rigs
why?
Why? We have Kenworth, Mack, Western Star etc. When we get them we turn them into real trucks.
There some models that Australia doesn't get tho. Peterbilts are not built in Australia either because they don't have a plant built there.
That Volvo FH looks like a very smooth, quite and comfortable ride. All though the sleeper berth space is ridiculously small because the euro length regulations, I don't see why they won't accommodate other markets with more spacious deeper cabs. The earlier FH model had a deeper sleeper for Australia and Norway in Europe. I'm sure that Volvo will develop a larger sleeper new FH cab for Australia at some point. Scania produced the R "Longline" cabs for few years. It had a huge sleeper with over two meters from behind the seats to the back wall and the bed was placed along the right side wall instead across the back of the cab. That was the largest sleeper on a COE cab I've ever seen anywhere in the world. It should've been offered in the USA and Canada if it wasn't for the CRONY capitalists that protects the american truck manufacturers from competition. The Scania Longline would've killed the american truck manufacturers if they would've offered that truck on the N A market.
Swedes are only half as wide as the average american. That's why we don't have oversized beds in our trucks.
Martin Lyhagen Haha you sure got a point there sir!
...no
It's better Volvo make VNL or VHX right hand. Had nose and big cab too (86" maybe)
Kenworth all the way for me, but you can keep your cabover K200, gotta be a T908/909 or go home.
I respect the European trucks for their safety and comfort, but as a driver I like a truck that looks like a truck, sounds like a truck, and feels like a truck, and provides some challenge as a driver i.e. Road Ranger gearbox over the european synchro or, even worse, automatic gearboxes.
Wtf.
Toda mi vida maneje volvo perooo que sueño ese kenwort
Does the window demister work in the K.W?
cabovers in general will always have more room but Kenworth has always had the better looking, stronger performer, and more cab space.
KW all the way ;)
I think they should have compared it with the American Volvo for the cabs
Just for the record. Kenworth trucks australia are manufactured and assembled in Bayswater Melbourne. the drive trains are American yes.
Can we do a comparison between the new 909 and equivelent western star.and some of my mates think they would like to see some videos done on vocational trucks like accos, and volvos and new western stars.
Hello!
I live in Brazil and I love trucks. But who took the best?
Here in my country manufactures the volvo fh16 750cv saying he is the most powerful truck in the world. Someone there confirms me if you have a more powerful truck that manufactured here?
+Ankito Luis Kenworth use the big QSK 19 here in Australia at 700hp+
thank you
the ones i have seen cart 350 to 500 tones with them volvo has a long way to catch kenworths doing that
+greg nunn For Volvo and Scania in Brazil, it is considered the best brand of heavy and extra trucks - heavy!
However, the KW is not sold here ...
+greg nunn And torque? Volvos has 3550Nm
Speaking from the States, you can't go wrong with either brand. We ran T660s and VNM670s. Other than the KW having a narrow cab, The ride and road handling matched the Volvo. They both had identical drivetrains and both had strengths and weaknesses. When I see guys refer to a Roadranger transmission as a crashbox, that tells me they can't drive one.
+Tyson Sontag drive a spicer gear box roadraneger easy to drive
+Tyson Sontag in Aus we call it a crashbox as we do not use the clutch to change gears....
both are great trucks!
Recently both these trucks met head to head on the road... unfortunate. But the Volvo drove over the top of the Kenworth killing it's driver and totally opened the pop riveted cab, big bed and all. The Volvo driver only had as bruised leg..... They hit at 100 kms / hour. Which one would you drive And why were there no safety specs in this comparison??
Hookemups because that would be easy victory for the Volvo
bruce poole dream? Volvo invented ERE 29 compliance/crash testing. Kenworth never had crash testing. Doesn’t need to. It’s not imported however every other brand does because they are imported and not pop riveted. People die in Kenworths far to often. Any decent government would ban then until they can past ERE29 crash testing.
No one looks twice at any European truck. Kenworth has the cool factor all day long
Do you buy a truck to look cool or make money?
@@liamdoyle9559 could always use more cool points mate lol Kenworth all the way 😎
Cool
something abt here, Au, I first lived in 72, when I worked for Cummins, hell, I can rebuild an 855 in my sleep, then I went home to NZ for 30 years, then I came back and although I've been 56 countries, I have yet to explore here, mind you, unless you like gumtrees, and red dirt you'll maybe be bored, you see in France there are 35000 villages and towns, something to see every day,
so in my old age maybe I should buy a 730 Scania, throw a caravan onto the chassis and drive
as for this vid, yes the x15 is a great engine, dunno much abt Volvo, but have experience with the VEE Scania, so toss up, Cummins or Scania, I go Scania, we call volvo, hand grenade rated
yeah but how much pollution came out stacks let's see a comparison of that
calthmlikiseethm 🤔 both of these trucks meet the Euro 5 emissions standards as they have to by legislation so your comment is pointless. Only difference is the K200 has a big bad Cummins under the cab, may want to do some research before assuming that something that looks old style is a dinosaur in terms of standards...
Qual éo motor do kenwort?
I love Volvo ❤
Put a vovlo and a kenworth onto a dyno tune to equal power same weight trailers and put them neck to neck up Toowoomba range. This will put a end to it.
The Kenworth saves fuel by taking advantage of the Volvo's windshade. Fair test!
hakim5554321 ricochet imagine if the Volvo sleestreamed...
As the man said, if volvo brought back the bigger cab, market share would be a problem for paccar. And length laws are different in different countries. If australia had the same laws as elsewhere with length laws, they wouldn't be having this test, because they would be bonneted, and therefore the volvo would be a mack.
whats the 1st song?
The bed pulls out to a king single on the Volvo.
Kenworth kenworth
Volvo > Kenworth.
LOL. Visit NA sometimes.
American Volvo has their own departments so it's not the same...
Most interesting, in deed.
As I'm living in Europe, allow me a question. How do you deal with nasty animals like snakes etc when your are on the road at night, having a break down?
Or is this danger overrated from here?
Cheers
*****
I should hope so!
You've watched too much old Steve Erwin....lol
I want see inside truck orange
Get a DAF. If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much!
;-)
Daf is fucking thrash though. If you want a European truck Swedish is the way to go, everything else is shit. Scania and Volvo baby!
@@gustav1002 sure, thats why you see more DAFs on the road in europe than scanias
@@maxim430 Still doesen't change the fact that Scanias are better in pretty much every aspect. DAF is bigger than Scania because they're cheaper.
@@gustav1002 They are not that much cheaper. The Daf is better build as a Scania. It has a decent bed behind the seat and not as in that swedish iveco a big bed above the window. Do you sleep at home also on the top bed of a bunk?? behind the seat of a scania there is a resting place in 3 pieces. I good to bed in 1 piece. Than about the backaxle suspencion. That from the daf is a suspension,from the scania a pneumatic lifting system with no comfort at all. When you have pain in your back in holland the doctor first ask you. Are you a lorry drives,when you say yes he ask you SCANIA?? when you confirm that he will ask you what did you do to your boss that he hates you that much that he bought you a SWEDISH IVEECO. Boss who loves and take care of their drivers by Volvo,Daf or M.A.N. For the bosses who don,t like their drivers we have Scania,Iveco,Renault and Mercedes in Europe
The name Paccar says it all.
Why aren't Volvo selling their VN model in Australia? Many aussie longhauling truck drivers would buy one i bet...
+David Uttley Okey,but what about those road trains`?
So that kenworth thing is a new truck? why does it look 500 years old?? and ugly as hell with that to shiny silly grill
+eggbirdtherooster That's not a real Kenworth, the real Kenworth are in the USA, Canada and mexico, they are not cabovers, the real American truck is luxury unlimited and extended hood model, look here in youtube,, big rig videos, they are mostly peterbilts but is the same owner American PACCARD.
it was built by stone people with pickaxes and handwork
But.. Its a kenworth right?? You know they say, american trucks are more compfy than euro trucks, but you know, its not.. Ask aussie truck drivers..
+bracsim The K200 is a real Kenworth made in Bayswater victoria. I am sure the first Kenworths imported into Australia arrived in 1964 and the bayswater factory was opened in 1971 to locally manufacture Kenworths for the Australian Market .
+bracsim And the length restricted B double market is the primary reason that the cab over market is popular in Australia.
one thing is very easy to say is, Volvo beats KW by 100 times over LOOKS.
eye of the beholder, i reckon the volvo looks disgusting. classic european plastic crap.
Are you high?
+Kyle D nope, but you're obviously a Volvo fanboy.
baldymp3 no u
The Volvo looks good until it comes time to repair and parts are outrages just like a Mack!
This test it s not fair at all u comparing a well built tec truck(Volvo) to a farm tractor (KW) no contest there but donkey will say KW it s cool well........donkeys all good
is that why they call em kenwits in kuntworths
Kw aint for pussys
Volvo No.1
Kenworth looks like an old veteran truck and does probably feel like that also, the Volvo is like the AMG is in cars, beauty,power, safety and comfort in one package.
@@richardsvr9586 And what's wrong with Israel? Idiot...
@@jonashoffmann5909 everything?
can´t help but this volvo is looking loke a ugly bus - there is nothing beauty about it !
@@neo3823 sure - but you know aesthetically euro-trucks looks mostley the same - except some custom rare Scanias V8s - therefore the KW is unique !
Peterbilt
Volvo is a system - Kenworth is a bunch of parts....
Very True - it's a parts bin vehicle
Gareth Ifan But made to last !
No comparison. The Kenworth is the better truck for Australian conditions any day of the week. Without fail, everyone I know who has bought a new Volvo for work in outback Australia has regretted the decision. The Volvo may be OK for inter-city work running on "autobahns" and smooth, multi-lane highways, but it is no match for the Kenworth under Australian long haul conditions - particularly if dirt / gravel roads are involved, where the Volvos will simply fall apart.
volvo quality is bad will not last at the australian out back
@TheSushiraw fact of life mate. Ask anyone who drives in outback Australia. Volvo and Scania simply can't handle the conditions that trucks like Mack and Kenworth work in every day of the week.
@@AusMiner Designed for different conditions. Mack is the Volvo built for more extreme conditions that you would get in NA/AUS.
7.3 L / 10 km for the Kenworth and 6.06L / 10km for the volvo, except for driver safety, fuel consumption really sucks for the american unfortunately.
+Franz Granlöf really 2.1 kml is not good pulling bdoubles?????
+bobkats 2.1km/l is awesome fuel economy for a b double. A single trailer achieves around 2.2km/l
Uh, I'm pulling a 64 ton tanker combo getting 2.2km/l. Fuel? RME (methanol based biofuel with zero energy content in it)
The factor difference here is much higher average speeds in Australia and N.A. Going above 90km/h is a killer for fuel consumption no matter what truck. 1.24l/10km is a massive loss in fuel over the span of a vehicle life.
I did love to hear we are doing easy not hurry drive 95 to 100 km/h 😂😂. Try to do it in Europe 🇪🇺 and you would have many penalty tickets before you get back home 🏡 🚛😂
Respect for the Aussies!! At least you guys heave a real free market and can purchase whatever truck you want. If you fancy the american brands, you've got them. If you fancy the euro brands, you've got them. That's what a free market should be. You should be free and have the opportunity to purchase whatever brand of truck you like and better suits your business. In comparison, here in the USA we've got only the amerikan brands of trucks which future only amerikan design and drivetrains. Even the Volvo NA VN models are mainly amerikan designed and some come with a modified volvo engine and the ishift transmission. The rest of the junk is Amerikan. The USA has a CRONY system when it comes to trucks. They don't want competition from superior competitors on their market. That's why we drive dinosaurs with 12 volt electrical systems and 450 to max 550 bhp here in the USA. No other choice.
USA Truckin system is soo fucked up
go to Michigan if u want to haul 75 tonnes loads
Usa Dot & congress doesnt wants rugged trucks cause of the weight destroying the highways
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if those are overweight already then my country is really fucked up. 18w do carry 40tons of weight and this driver thinks their not overloading
Gents, axle load limit is much lower in North America because we don't have the quality of the infrastructure the europeans and other regions around the world have. We have allot of freeways and all sorts of roads that spread the continental US, but the strength and quality leaves allot to be desired. Thus, we have archaic rules and laws like the famous "bridge law" which excessively limits axle load capacity and requires absurd axle spacings. That's why we have to deal with archaically designed and ridiculously long heavy haul equipment which is supposed to spread the weight over a larger area of the road and consequently a ridiculous amount of dead weight in order to transport heavy freight. In another words, we here in NA have to use 1/3 more rubber on the road in order to transport 1/2 of payload weight the europeans do with less axles, less steel, less tires, less deadweight, but more power and more reliable equipment. For 5 axle NA configuration (1+2+2 axles) hauling general freight we're limited to 80,000 lbs GVW (36.35 metric ton) using unnecessarily tandem drive 6x4 tractors. The europeans haul a payload of just about the total NA GVW limits in their 5 axle configuration (1+1+3) which eliminates an extra differential with a power divider, extra costs and extra deadweight. North America talks allot about efficiency in road transportation, but they're the most inefficient at it in the whole world! And that's the naked truth!
Hereintranzit Yet those soo called super trucks in the US looks like u can put a 40ft can on it making it a straight can hauler
Give me a 50 ton rated Drop deck,Lowboy & End dump trailer anyday
Usa doesnt wants to get Doubles-Road train going like the Australians cause USA truckers doesnt want carry more weight cause it causes problems just pure excuses ... Cause American roads are just nothing but Dirt paved with asphalt infrastructures are weak againt weather
kenworth beautiful
Kenworth
volvo is the best
DAF XF THE BEST TRUCK!!!
Vilou68 [chars] go home u drunk
you misspelled MAN
Vilou68 [chars] And MAN :D
Vilou68 [chars] you mean Scania ?
If I've understood his deep Australian accent correctly: 95-100km/h is not economical speed. Volvo makes their trucks to do 83km/h, not more. The aerodynamics sets the limits. From 83km/h to 90 you will have increased your fuel consumption by 15% with a speed increase of 8%. It's also electronically limited to 90km/h because the highest allowed speed for a truck in Europe on a high way is 90km/h without a trailer. With a trailer it's 80km/h. On any other roads that are not highways the speed limit for trucks is 80km/h even if it says 90 on the sign. If it says 80 it's 80 , 70 means 70 for you too (I wouldn't go above 60 anyways) 60 is 60, 50 is 50, 40 is 40, 30 is 30. As simple as that.
I think it ultimately comes down to distance, have a look at a map of Australia. Probably easily swallow a map of Europe.
@@sic04250f Europe is roughly 2 500 000 square kilometers larger than Australia. Europe is 10.18 million square kilometers and Australia is 7.692 million square kilometers.
But this in Australia, you can carry up to 3 or 4 trailer in one trip, 1 week long haul with thousand kilometres. You live at outback, sometimes just yourself, not parking lane with civilization.
@@simonrobert9858 Carry 3 to 4 trailers? Why get a 500-600hp American truck when you can get a 700+hp Swedish truck? European trucks tend to have better suspension, and if you want, you can get them lifted from factory. On TV you see the drivers driving on what sem to be a relatively wide, nice gravel road but they're flying around in the cab. We go out in the middle of the forest, on roads where your tires are literally in grooves so deep they go above your ankles and with thousands of potholes and the driver is still sitting relatively comfortably in his seat. You don't need an apartment on wheels, no matter how much time you spend in it. You spend the absolute majority of the time either in the driver's seat, in the passenger seat or in the bed, anyways. Scania and Volvo come with fridge freezer under the bunk, if you order it with that. There is space in the central storage space above your head for a microwave and 2 more storage spaces for dry food products or otehr stuff. A driver from Slovakia was stopped in Sweden and it turned out he had spent 4 months straight in his truck. The driver was fined, the company got a sanction fine that they paid in 5 minutes and he was sent on his way.
@@tntfreddan3138 i see, you just say number then. You try applied what happen in Europe in Australia, no matter what.
kw looks like an English tea cup
Adjustablity of mirrors and steering wheel in Volvo leave kenworth behind..
Kenworth all day baby
VOLVO + SCANIA > everyone else
Really though I wold sacrifice space for safety any day, and Volvo trucks (and cars as well) are always leading in safety
1- Scania
2- Volvo
Volvo is like having a really good icecream, Kenworth is like having an icecream that has been in the museum for 900 years and looks greasy and brown, the taste is out of this world its also know to kill you.
Kamaz, Zil these are good icecreams, not as good as the Volvo but its the kind you can eat again and again without getting a bad tummy, its just a very reliable taste and they wont melt in the heat and they wont freeze in the cold.
Do this guys now there is a Volvo with a big sleeper called the VNL because Jesus in Europe I lived in a Volvo for 2 years just find
VNL and other V-Series is only available in US, Australia got F-Series and N-Series until it's discontinued
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So the Volvo is a little easier on the diesel, what about purchase price and maintenance? I've heard the Kenworth is a lot dearer to buy and maintain, is that true?
Kenworth is more expensive to buy but it is cheaper to own! and it holds it's value a bunch better!
well volvo can save you lots of money in diesel but will break more frecuently plus to repair a volvo is not cheap in conclusion owning a mack or kw is very cheap on the long run
Volvo forever
That volvo will never be as cool as the k200👊
And we Australians don't have a love affair for cab over trucks. We are bound by length laws.
mipmipmipmipmip depends on what you haul
1:30 he obviously hasnt driven between emerald and alpha.
When will Australian trucking get serious and give us North American style big bunks to live in for the weeks at a time we spend on the road
It's a business, not a holliday tour, the shorter the cab, the bigger the trailer, the bigger the trailer the larger the profit. Is serious business about something else?
Kenworth for gs Gordon and sons Australia,American,asha and version 3 Europe
Volvo all day KW way too loud for me and too much gauges half of them you never look at and harder to keep vlean
Australia =Kenworth Europe=Volvo
its old vs new lol
Real glad I drive a conventional truck, would hate all my crap sliding around just tp open the hood
Scania best trucks
I will tell you what are beautiful trucks in this world. KENWORTH, FREIGHTLINER CABOVER, PETERBILT, INTERNATIONAL CABOVER AND WESTERNSTAR
European trucks are much better in handling and comfort and safety also. But American truck are much about rough trucks.
Volvo and Scania It is both is best trucks in the world 💛🇸🇪
@@richardsvr9586 well indeed those two brands are really VERY good!
Ive been a truck driver class 1 here in the UK for 20 years and driven every make of European truck in this 20 years.I must admit i prefer the volvo over any other truck follow by a DAF
@@richardsvr9586 nope we dont have any of the above you mentioned in the uk
Those K200’s arnt classed as a kenworth in my eyes, plastic grille (in shape of a love heart I might add) smart wheel (not so smart when they fuck up) Volvo style doors and handles, I think there more of a “volworth” nowadays and such a shame that the older model trucks/engines are getting way better fuel economy than these new hunks of plastic fantastic snot boxes
Australian Kenworth looks better than American Kenworth
Volvo Scania.MAN or Mercedes Actros will annihilate any US truck
USA is way behind😳
Volvo better 100%