A new truck designed by Volvo has grabbed the official speed records for the 500- and-1000 metre distances.
With an average speed of 105 mph and a time of 21.29 seconds, the truck – dubbed “The Iron Knight” – beat the international speed record for 1000 metres from a standing start. It also beat the corresponding record for the 500-metre distance, at 82 mph and 13.71 seconds.
The record run was carried out at a closed-off test track in northern Sweden. At the time of publication, Volvo says the records are being reviewed by the FIA, the international motor sport association.
Specialists from several different Volvo Trucks departments are said to have worked closely together to develop the 4.5 tonne truck, which features a fibreglass cab as well as side-skirts with large air intakes to supply the engine with cooling air.
The record-breaker is custom-built in every respect apart from the engine and the series-manufactured I-Shift Dual Clutch transmission; the latter is the same gearbox that is fitted to Volvo’s series-manufactured FH trucks.
However, the mid-mounted engine is a significantly modified D13 unit with a water-cooled intercooler and four turbochargers. Generating 2367 bhp and 4425 lb-ft of torque, Volvo claims the truck was able to reach a top speed of 171 mph during the runs at “Skellefteå Drive Center” a former airfield outside Skellefteå.
“Apart from Volvo Trucks’ powertrain, which is the heart and soul of The Iron Knight, we’ve hand-built the truck from the ground up. The fact that we succeeded in securing not just one record but two is absolutely amazing,” says Olof Johansson, a technician at Volvo Trucks.
Source: Volvo Trucks
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