Scania has launched a new range of V8 engined trucks which it reckons is the “new engine platform for Euro 6”.
 
It says the new range has the highest power rating of any truck engine.
 
Henrik Henriksson, Senior Vice President trucks at Scania, said: “Scania’s V8 trucks have built a niche of their own in the truck market.
 
“The majority of Scania’s V8 customers buy for rational reasons. They need the performance, dependability and availability to get their job done as efficiently as possible.”
 
The new V8 engine uses Scania SCR exhaust aftertreatment and is Euro 5 and EEV compliant. It comes in a range of outputs from 500hp to 730hp.
 
Scania believes this development marks the last step in creating a new engine platform for Euro 6.
 
“Now Scania has all the technical solutions and also the engine platform needed to fulfil the Euro 6 emission standards that go into effect at the end of 2013,” said Jonas Hofstedt, Senior Vice President powertrain.
 
Scania V8 trucks dominate the high-output end of the truck market, accounting for more than half of total sales volume above 600 hp.
 
With a fourth power rating to choose from, Scania’s demanding V8 customers now have a wide choice that nobody can match.
 
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Edited by Ben Lobel