Name: Volvo Trucks - Volvo Trucks vs Koenigsegg: a race between a Volvo FH and a Koenigsegg One:1
Uploaded: 2021-06-06T09:21:33.000Z
Duration: 7 min 26 s
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This is a Volvo FH. That was a Koenigsegg One:1.

I'm Tiff Needell, driving the world's first truck with a dual-clutch gearbox

Coming up, I test-drive a Volvo FH with the new I-Shift Dual Clutch gearbox

at the Ring Knutstorp race circuit in Sweden,

and we also get to borrow the world's first megacar, a Koenigsegg One:1,

where I challenge Koenigsegg's test driver to a race.

On the one hand we have a state-of-the-art heavy haulage machine,

on the other, the streamlined Koenigsegg One:1,

two totally different vehicles built for totally different purposes.

So why bring a super car to a truck test?

Well, Volvo claim that under the hood of this truck

So I'm here to see if there's any sense in that claim.

What better candidate for a comparison than the Koenigsegg One:1,

In racing and sports cars, this sort of gearbox technology

its main purpose to provide faster acceleration,

But in a truck, its function is a little bit more than that.

behind steering wheels of various racing, sports

I see myself as a fairly competent test driver.

But to help me with some of the technicalities of the truck,

I've brought along an expert on the subject.

Jeff Bird, Volvo Trucks press test director,

who's gonna tell me all about this wonderful new gearbox.

I certainly am, Tiff, but I'm a little concerned

The challenge. No, don't worry about that. We'll sort that out later.

First let's drive this truck. I think I'd better get down to work.

Release the handbrake and we're ready to drive.

Not at all. You can handle this, Tiff, no problem.

Yes, it has a kick-down. Just press that pedal to the floor.

Open the throttle and that is frisky. It leaps off.

Mind you, I'm not carrying a trailer behind me. I'm cheating slightly.

We're only running at eight tons on the track here today.

Very light on the steering and responsive.

I thought I'd be turning like a knob on the wheel to get more lock on.

They work. Yeah, OK. I'm having fun. Actually, I'm having too much fun.

We're supposed to be here to talk about this wonderful gearbox.

So now I wanna do a hill start. I'm in third gear now.

Four, I didn't feel that. Five... I haven't felt a single gear change.

Seamless gear changes improves drivability and more comfortable.

What are you aiming at, the purpose, the main thing you've introduced?

Trucks don't need to be like racing cars. What's the main aim?

It improves performance, hill-climb performance, acceleration,

but also drivability and comfort, of course.

OK, Jeff, because these nice people at Koenigsegg

I thought we ought to have a little challenge.

Yes, that's what's been worrying me all day.

Look, we obviously can't compare these two vehicles directly,

but I reckon we can do one lap in the truck

racing against one of the fastest cars in the world.

- What could possibly go wrong? - Relax. I'm feeling really confident.

See? That's Robert Serwanski. He's Koenigsegg's official test driver.

He's relaxed, and we're about to find out if he's any good or not.

The car has 1360 horsepower and weighs 1360kg,

which makes it the first ever series produced super car

It also has 1371 Newton metres of torque.

that produces 2600 Newton metres of torque,

Wait for these lights. How's he looking? A bit small.

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