Scania introduces four new V8 engines with the new G33 gearbox
By Jim Gibbins - 1st October 2020
Sweden – CV builder, Scania AB (a Traton Group company) of Södertälje, Sweden has launched a new V8 engine series and new gearbox. Scania says its new V8 engines offer record levels of power alongside improved fuel efficiency of up to 6%; and adds further fuel saving is also possible under the right conditions and in combination with the new G33 gearbox.
Alexander Vlaskamp, Executive Vice President, Head of Sales and Marketing, said: “Fuel savings are the result of extensive fine-tuning and development by Scania’s engineers. Key changes include more than 70 new parts, reduced internal friction, higher compression ratios, improved aftertreatment-systems, and a new powerful engine management system (EMS). A typical long-distance truck in Europe covers around 150,000 kilometres per year. A reasonable saving on markets where longer and heavier combinations are permitted can be up to 3,000–4,000 litres annually for a truck with our new V8.”
