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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * USA - Volvo shows off 2010-compliant tractors
(Video from YouTube, by pentontrans — 13 April 2010: Volvo's Ed Saxman explains during a test ride the new "Eco-Torque" feature that gives the company's truck engines a "dual personality" under certain driving conditions)
Greensboro,N.C.,USA –Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Apr 13, 2010: -- Volvo Trucks North America is adding several new features to its 2010-compliant highway tractors, among them an engine torque “boost” under specific conditions in order to simultaneously preserve vehicle performance and fuel economy, while another assists drivers with the pre-trip inspection process... “Eco-Torque” is a new feature being added to Volvo’s I-Shift automated manual transmission (AMT) that boosts the amount of torque available so the AMT doesn’t have to downshift in hilly driving conditions, thereby helping maintain vehicle speed and fuel economy at the same time... For example, the VN780 test truck equipped with a 435 hp D-13 engine producing 1,550 ft-lbs of torque morphs briefly into a 500-plus hp engine generating 1,750 ft-lbs of torque, all without any action required by the driver...
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