Trucking Magazine – August 2019

DRIVEN VOLVO FH500 & FH460 TURBO COMPOUND

38 TRUCKING August 2019 http://www.truckingmag.co.uk

In addition, trucks can be fully air

suspended and equipped with a system

that can automatically adjust chassis

height depending on speed. Once the

vehicle hits 60 kmh, the system lowers

the chassis to improve the truck’s

aerodynamic profile – though drivers

can override this if road conditions

aren’t suitable for running low.

The engine accounts for four per cent of
this, with the remainder achieved via
more efficient rear axles, altered
gear-shifting strategies and an updated
I-See map- and topography-based cruise
control system (more on this shortly).
Of course, turbo compounding comes
at a price. After some digging we were
told the D13TC engines add €4000 to the
bill; but Volvo’s powertrain strategy
director, Mats Franzén, told Trucking the
investment should pay for itself after
120,000 km of long-haul operation.
The TC system also adds 101 kg of
weight to the engine. To mitigate this, a
lighter 12-tonne rear axle (RSS1244B) is
offered. This is good for gcws up to 44
tonnes and saves around 100 kg in kerb
weight. Problem solved.

I-See clouds

The map-based I-See cruise control

system is an important part of Volvo’s

fuel-saving strategy and is designed to

keep the vehicle moving as economically

as possible. It uses cloud-based map

data to analyse the topography of the

route ahead, making best use of the

truck’s momentum to ensure the correct

Turbo compound unit

adds 101 kg of weight

Specification

nModel: Volvo FH500 4x2

nEngine: D13K Euro 6D

nMax power: 500 bhp

@ 1530-1800 rpm

nMax torque: 2500 Nm

@ 980-1270 rpm

nTransmission: I-Shift Dual

Clutch SPO2812 automated

nCab: Globetrotter XL

nAdditional equipment:

Volvo Dynamic Steering,

I-See Predictive Cruise

Control, Distance Alert,

light-weight chassis

nModel: Volvo FH500 I-Save 4x2

nEngine: D13TC Euro 6D

nMax power: 500 bhp

@ 1530-1600 rpm

nMax torque: 2800 Nm

@ 900-1300 rpm

nTransmission: I-Shift Dual

Clutch SPO2812 automated

nCab: Globetrotter XL

nAdditional equipment:

Volvo Dynamic Steering,

I-See Predictive Cruise

Control, Distance Alert,

light-weight chassis

nModel: Volvo FH460 I-Save 4x2

nEngine: D13TC Euro 6D

nMax power: 460 bhp

@ 1250-1600 rpm

nMax torque: 2600 Nm

@ 900-1300 rpm

nTransmission: I-Shift AT2612F

automated

nCab: Globetrotter

nAdditional equipment:

Volvo Dynamic Steering,

I-See Predictive Cruise

Control, Distance Alert,

light-weight chassis