Deals On Wheels #454

New DEALS
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n keeping with present Covid-19
pandemic strictures, UD Trucks
and parent company Volvo recently
conducted a virtual walkaround of a new
UD Croner PD.
Hosted by newly-elevated Volvo
Group Australia strategic projects and
communications manager Matt Wood,
the Facebook initiative took a closer
look at the 6x2 PD model with a 14-pallet
curtainsider body.
Though the 4x2 PK gets a mention or two,
it is very much in a supporting role for this
exercise.
“The big news for Croner is under the skin,
the things you can’t necessarily see at first
glance,” Wood says.
“For a start, the Croner offers more grunt
than its medium-duty predecessor.
“While it still puts out 280 horsepower
[209kW], the eight-litre GH8E makes
1,050Nm of torque, up from 883Nm from the
original Condor seven-litre.
“But importantly, it makes this torque
from just 1,100 rpm, which, from behind
the wheel, adds quite a bit more flexibility
to the engine.
“Of course, this also contributes to fuel
efficiency, as well.”
Woods, a former ATN/Deals on Wheels/
Owner//Driver technical editor and
something of a video pioneer, then switched
on the vaudeville when addressing gears.
the big
news is
under
the skin
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