Volvo opened up the order books for the new VNL just last month. Volvo Trucks North America's product marketing manager for long haul, Chris Stadler, walked us through this brand-new VNL on the floor of the Truckload Carriers Association's Truckload 2024 show in Nashville, Tennessee.
He spoke to the many redesigned features of the nearly-all-new series, this tractor an early production model VNL 660, featuring a 62-inch sleeper (74-inch options are available on the VNL 860 and 840 variations).
Stadler showcases a bevy of improvements in the video up top, in these design areas:
Stadler noted the new VNL's power options would be limited to Volvo power. "The engine itself has been improved," he said, with a "seven-way piston for a cleaner burn," likewise a variable speed oil pump.
For 2024, only turbo-compounding engines will be available -- plans for the new VNL for 2025 include a variable-geometry turbo option. Horsepower ratings from 405-500 hp are available, with an option for up to 1,950 lb.-ft. of torque with the 500-hp spec. Cummins-built engines are no longer an option, he added.
Volvo Dynamic Steering is part of the now fully proprietary lane-keep and lane-centering driver-assist system that Stadler said had been "on the road for a number of years in Europe," and fully developed and proven out.
