Volvo Trucks maintains its model year 2016 VN series highway tractors will deliver greater fuel savings compared with previous generation models through an assortment of aerodynamic and powertrain enhancements.
The company says “further sculpting of airflow” around the exterior and underneath the hood improves fuel efficiency by up to 3.5%, while Volvo’s new XE-Adaptive gearing and torque management options can provide fuel efficiency improvements of more than 2.5%.
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“With Volvo’s model year 2016 vehicles come an even greater value of ownership as we continue to refine the aerodynamic profile of our VN series tractors and redefine traditional expectations of powertrain performance through our integrated Volvo engines and I-Shift transmission,” said Volvo Trucks North American Sales & Marketing, president, Goran Nyberg.
“Our latest enhancements provide a strong complement to the fuel efficiency improvements of up to 3% provided through last year’s introduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) 2014-certified engines.”
