Volvo Trucks’ The #ironknight is the world’s fastest #truck – twice over. It has beaten the speed record in the standing-start 500- and 1000-metre categories. The record-breaker is custom-built in every respect apart from the engine and the series-manufactured I-Shift Dual Clutch transmission.
See the world record runs here www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIQsQ4FKUqs
Volvo Trucks’ The #ironknight, driven by Boije Ovebrink, now holds the official speed records for the 500- and-1000 metre distances. During their work on the #truck, an expert team from #volvotrucks found innovative ways of uniting technology with design.
“This shows that our I-Shift Dual Clutch transmission has enormous potential and that it does not let you down under extreme conditions. The fact that the world record-breaker uses the very same gearbox that is found in our series-built FH trucks is something that we’re really proud of,” says Claes Nilsson, President and CEO of #volvotrucks.
With an average speed of 169 km/h and a time of 21.29 seconds, The #ironknight beat the international speed record for 1000 metres from a standing start. It also beat the corresponding record for the 500-metre distance, at 131.29 km/h and 13.71 seconds. The record run was carried out at a closed-off test track in northern Sweden. At the time of publication, the records are being reviewed by the FIA, the international motor sport association.
“Specialists from several different #volvotrucks departments worked closely together to develop a #truck with unsurpassed performance. Apart from Volvo Trucks’ powertrain, which is the heart and soul of The #ironknight, we’ve hand-built the #truck from the ground up. The fact that we succeeded in securing not just one record but two is absolutely amazing,” says Olof Johansson, a technician at #volvotrucks.
Behind the wheel of The #ironknight was Boije Ovebrink, who has more than 30 years’ experience of both car and #truck racing. He has previously beaten five speed records and in 1994 was European #truck Racing Champion.
“Volvo Trucks’ The #ironknight can be summarised in one single word: perfection. It’s beautiful to look at and is an unparalleled powerhouse when you floor the accelerator. This is the third record-breaking #truck I’ve driven, and I can’t think of a better follow-up to Wild Viking and Mean Green,” says Boije Ovebrink.
Here’s how the record runs were carried out
The runs were carried out at “Skellefteå Drive Center” a former airfield outside Skellefteå in northern Sweden. The speed record was monitored and approved by the international motor sport association, the FIA. The #truck covered the distance in both directions. Based on these two runs, the average time and speed were calculated. The record result that the FIA presents is the average speed of the two runs.
Volvo Trucks’ previous record-breaking trucks
The #ironknight – a record-breaking truck
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