Isuzu has been selling trucks in Australia for 50 years, the last 33 as the number one in terms of unit volume.
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The Heavy Hitter
Competition in the Heavy Duty sector between Japanese truck brands has been instrumental in all of the OEMs’ making serious efforts to outdo each other as each wave of new model is planned and subsequently released.
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A Genuine Contender
Operational restrictions brought about by COVID have meant that it is almost six months since the mid-2021 release of the all-new Hino 700 before we have the opportunity to drive it.
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Torque Sense
It’s been little more than two years since the Fuso Shogun made its Australian debut on the Daimler Trucks stand at the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show.
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Mixed Blessings
Since its introduction in Japan in 2017 the UD Quon has helped redefine the expectations of Japanese trucks.
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Hard Eight
Since becoming available in Australia the Mack Anthem has been demonstrating its versatility in a wide variety of situations ranging from linehaul prime movers to rigid vocational applications.
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Silence is Golden
The eCanter is a result of the combined global engineering expertise of its Daimler Group parentage. For the Australian market the Canter trucks with conventional diesel engines are produced in Fuso’s Kawasaki plant in Japan.
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Two for the Road
Sometimes referred to as ‘power shift’ transmissions, the use of a dual clutch format has been utilised across a diverse range of applications ranging from agricultural tractors to F1 racing cars.
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Pocket Rocket
Scania has a strong reputation for building ‘big’ engines including the 16-litre V8 which is currently available in Australia rated up to 730hp, with an even higher rating on the horizon for later in 2021.
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Gravity’s Rainbow
Volvo’s plan for the global launch of its comprehensively enhanced Euro 6 models was an early victim of the restrictions brought about by COVID.
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