A rare beast in the UK used truck market, we are starting to see examples of Scania’s latest flagship the S Series for sale in the UK’s used market from 2021 but larger numbers won’t be seen until 2023 or later. This new cab supersedes the R Series (which still continues production) as the top cab in the Scania range and obviously the one that all the drivers are yearning for. The cab is a flat floor design and comes in two heights – ‘Normal’ and ‘Highline’ which gives the upper bunk an additional 10-20 centimetres space – and, of course, extra standing height for the driver inside the cab. Ergonomic alterations around the positioning of the dashboard, the seats and the steering wheels means that the driver has a better view of the road than in the R-Series equivalent. Choose from the 13-Litre with SCR only (no EGR) with outputs of 370, 410, 450 and 500HP or push the boat out and go for the famous, 16-litre Scania V8 with ratings at 520, 580, 650 and a whopping 730hp. The S Series has a choice of 8-speed range-change gearbox, 12-speed range-splitter gearbox or the Opticruise G33M gearbox (for higher output engines from 500hp). For fans of driving backwards, the Opticruise gearbox effectively has 8 reverse speeds.
If you fancy an S-Series, but don’t have the budget, think about checking out the older Scania R-Series trucks.
Normal service is resumed as we feature a beautiful Scania V8 tractor unit for sale on this week's front cover. This example is from MV Commercial's stock and is the 2020 S Series 650S version with a rear lift tag axle in addition to all the bells and whistles including Kelsa bars, air horns, side skirts and beacons. If this is too rich for your blood, check out the MV advert on the outside back cover for a slightly older 2019 V8 Scania tractor unit - an R Series R520 with a midlift axle but still has all the bells…
V8 Scania lovers will be pleased to welcome a prime example back to the front cover this week. It's a 72 tonne heavy haulage Scania S Series 650S V8 with a rear lift double wheeled rear tag axle. It is joined by a series of similar trucks and low loader trailers at the CVA sale on 23rd March in Uxbridge. Check out pages 20-21 for more details. Click to Read Page Turn Magazine Click Image to Read Use the form at the bottom of the page to add your email address to be advised every time the page-turn is published.…
From an electric truck last week to a top of the range V8 Scania diesel this week. CVA have this S-Series Scania 580S heading through their sale on 20th February. The top-engined 4x2 tractor unit has had a small fortune spending on the extras inside the cab - and is not short of some lights and horns on the outside either! Take the opportunity to browse through the images online to see the inside of this exceptional Scania V8 truck for sale in all its glory. Full details of the sale are in the CVA advertisement on pages 20-21 of…
Recent news from Volvo that they have released the details of their latest FH16 has led us to delve into the question of who makes the most powerful truck available today. It’s important to stress that it is easy to make a truly powerful truck; you only need to look at the race trucks and record breakers to know that these truck with huge engines are capable of significantly higher outputs than we see on UK and European roads. The trick is to make the engines powerful yet durable. Also, the global truck market is made up of three highly…
This week sees a purposeful-looking DAF LF220 18 tonne tipper feature on the front cover. This Euro 6 truck comes from a water utility, is LEZ ready and is fitted with tar chutes. It looks in almost new condition from the photos so should sell fast at £25,950+vat. Click Image to Read Click to Read Page Turn Magazine Click Image to Read Use the form at the bottom of the page to add your email address to be advised every time the page-turn is published. Please contact us if you would like to be added to the mailing list to…