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2 minutes ago, Brian71583 said:

No exterior upgrades aside from the subtle hood upgrade introduced last year.  All convention models will get the new interior.

So when will these new rides be showing up at the dealership?

4 hours ago, Brian71583 said:

I've been lurking around here a while, this is my first post.  I work at Mack's LVO plant where we build them.  Maybe it doesn't translate well in pictures but this really is a nice truck in person.  Especially if your expectations are what they have been telling you it will be all along.  A highway truck. Which to me will also translate into a fleet truck.  As great as it would be to have a Superliner, they're never gonna make one.  A small niche of buyers would buy it and Mack would be stuck with another cool truck no one would buy.  We're still keeping the Granite, We're still keeping the CH and cabovers, The Anthem still screams Mack.  The main body of the cab is nearly exactly the same as the current cab. Redesigned the hood vents.  Same shape windshield. Big bold MACK across the grill. I don't think they could have made a better looking truck that met the objectives they needed to hit.

 

Your never gonna get the newer retro Challenger/Camaro/Mustang equivalents in the trucking industry.  Trucks are built to serve a purpose and make money. 

I'm not a fleet driver but an owner operator, I for one agree with you. I think this is a pretty sharp looking ride, I'm liking the interior also and really want to see a top of the line version. Did the CH receive any exterior upgrades?

On 6/16/2017 at 10:46 PM, Lmackattack said:

one thing I will still say about Mack is that the build quality is still better than Paccar.  Mack pays closer attention to fitment and serviceability. This 378 pete I drive now is a nice truck but try to remove anything off the cab and you have snapped bolts, stripped heads, or rivets that need to be removed. On the inside the dash is flimsy cracked plastic with a HVAC unit that lets in buckets of rain water . I dont know how well the latest model of mack(volvo) are but this 2001 pete I drive now is way behind the same year macks I have wrenched on.
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I can tell you that is still the case to this day. I ordered a new Kenworth T660 in late 2014, traded a 2012 Mack CHU FA  for it in December of 14 when the new 660 came in.... Wish I'd have never done that, almost all issues were chassis related electrical issues and it took the first 20 months of ownership to get them resolved. To Kenworths credit they did stand behind the truck, I paid no repair cost out of my own pocket but time and transportation cost to and from the dealership every month as I live 72 miles one way from the dealer. Had a lot of faith in Kenworth when I ordered this truck, a T660 that has been in production for years... little did I know. Just bidding my time now to see what Mack introduces in September. 

I have a 2011 with 3.21 rears, overdrive mdrive,run 60 mph from Texas panhandle to southeast. Have only had this truck for couple weeks, am very happy with it so far. I say overdrive. If you don't run any " major" mountain country I would say gear it out close to mine with overdrive. 62 mph would be 1300 rpm's. I'm seeing high 6's with mine right now, loaded close to gross both ways pullin refer.