GearheadGrrrl Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 (Embargoed until April 1st, 2011) Louisville, KT- exclusive to BMT:Yesterday Volvo and the other remaining four heavy truck manufacturers were served at the Louisville Truck Show by the Justice Department's Antitrust Division. We're still reading through the lengthy court papers, but it appears that the Antitrust Division has ordered that to increase competition all mergers in the heavy truck manufacturing industry since at least 1981 be undone. Thus Volvo will have to give up Mack and White and re-establish them as separate manufacturers.As always, Volvo management saw this coming and was well prepared. Much as Apple secretly developed OSX operating systems for both PowerPC and Intel processors, Mack has been allowed to develop their own powertrains in parallel with Volvo's powertrains in preparation in case their was a need to spin off Mack.So today Mack Trucks is again unmuzzled. The Mack inline 6 and V-8 engines are again available, fully EPA compliant with new overhead cam cylinder heads. This is a positive development for truck users- the 16 liter Volvo inline 6 was too bulky and difficult to fit into todays tight chassis spaces. And as Mack has known for years and Volvo ignored, 2 liters per cylinder is the ideal size for a diesel engine, and Mack's 12 liter inline 6 and 16 liter V8 are precisely that size. Thanks to continuing development and the new overhead cam heads, the Mack inline 6 will offer up to 600 horsepower and the V8 up to 800 horsepower with more to come as development proceeds. Backing up that "best in class by a country mile" power is the new MACK 500 Series Maxitorque transmission, carrying on from the devlopment of the Maxitorque 400 that was suppressed by Volvo. Quite honestly we don't know the torque capacity of this transmission- we broke a locomotive dynamometer testing it. The 500 Maxitorque combines all the best features of the legendary Maxitorques- multiple reverses, splitters, and low holes- with full or partial electronic shifting that you can turn off when you want to "shift for yourself".Carrying this new legendary mack powertrain is the new "Maxiframe" chassis. Taking advantage of the full 102 inch width allowed by the STAA, the frame rails are 6 inches farther apart than before and a full 12 inches deep. With this new Maxiframe come a host of benefits- more room to work around components, lower engine mounting for a lower center of gravity, and a wider spring base for less sway around the corners.That's just the beginning of the unmuzzled Bulldog's bark- we'll be announcing new models today also... Stay tuned for further details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveigou Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Ya - right. Quote See my Flickr photostream page http://www.flickr.com/photos/96692978@N05/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 (Embargoed until April 1st, 2011) Louisville, KT- exclusive to BMT:Yesterday Volvo and the other remaining four heavy truck manufacturers were served at the Louisville Truck Show by the Justice Department's Antitrust Division. We're still reading through the lengthy court papers, but it appears that the Antitrust Division has ordered that to increase competition all mergers in the heavy truck manufacturing industry since at least 1981 be undone. Thus Volvo will have to give up Mack and White and re-establish them as separate manufacturers.As always, Volvo management saw this coming and was well prepared. Much as Apple secretly developed OSX operating systems for both PowerPC and Intel processors, Mack has been allowed to develop their own powertrains in parallel with Volvo's powertrains in preparation in case their was a need to spin off Mack.So today Mack Trucks is again unmuzzled. The Mack inline 6 and V-8 engines are again available, fully EPA compliant with new overhead cam cylinder heads. This is a positive development for truck users- the 16 liter Volvo inline 6 was too bulky and difficult to fit into todays tight chassis spaces. And as Mack has known for years and Volvo ignored, 2 liters per cylinder is the ideal size for a diesel engine, and Mack's 12 liter inline 6 and 16 liter V8 are precisely that size. Thanks to continuing development and the new overhead cam heads, the Mack inline 6 will offer up to 600 horsepower and the V8 up to 800 horsepower with more to come as development proceeds.Backing up that "best in class by a country mile" power is the new MACK 500 Series Maxitorque transmission, carrying on from the devlopment of the Maxitorque 400 that was suppressed by Volvo. Quite honestly we don't know the torque capacity of this transmission- we broke a locomotive dynamometer testing it. The 500 Maxitorque combines all the best features of the legendary Maxitorques- multiple reverses, splitters, and low holes- with full or partial electronic shifting that you can turn off when you want to "shift for yourself".Carrying this new legendary mack powertrain is the new "Maxiframe" chassis. Taking advantage of the full 102 inch width allowed by the STAA, the frame rails are 6 inches farther apart than before and a full 12 inches deep. With this new Maxiframe come a host of benefits- more room to work around components, lower engine mounting for a lower center of gravity, and a wider spring base for less sway around the corners.That's just the beginning of the unmuzzled Bulldog's bark- we'll be announcing new models today also... Stay tuned for further details!Grrhd. I knew you'd come through! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Trucking Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 April Fools!!!!!!!!!! Quote "If You Can't Shift It Smoothly, You Shouldn't Be Driving It" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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