Colin Barnett
Group Technical Editor at Commercial Motor
Group technical editor of Road Transport Media, covering CM, MT and T&D. Enjoy food, drink, gadgets and anything with an engine and wheels, preferably 2.
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Jan 27, 2025 |
commercialmotor.com | Colin Barnett
“Few UK operators need a 750hp tractor for general haulage, but plenty want one,” says the stock cliché. And they do buy them, at the rate of two FH16s out of every 100 Volvo FHs sold in the UK in 2015. Although the FH16 range comprises ratings of 550, 650 and 750, it’s the top one that takes the sales. Having decided to buy a Volvo FH16, five out of every six buyers go for the 750.
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Jan 27, 2025 |
commercialmotor.com | Colin Barnett
Dual-shaft transmission has already secured its place in the automotive world in applications ranging from racing cars to touring motorcycles. The DSG (direkt schalt getriebe in the original German, which translates to direct shift gearbox) was first developed by Porsche for its endurance racing cars in the 1980s.
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Jan 27, 2025 |
commercialmotor.com | Colin Barnett
It is hard to believe that it’s getting on for three years since the new generation of Renault trucks was led into battle by the flagship Range T. The new line-up marked a clear turning point in the Volvo Group’s ownership of the iconic French brand, rewarded by the model winning International truck of the Year in 2015. Clearly, Volvo and Renault have been working together in an intelligent way.
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Jan 14, 2025 |
commercialmotor.com | Colin Barnett
A couple of months ago, we reviewed Volvo’s ultimate FH 460 I-Save with turbo-compound technology, which raised the benchmark for fuel economy significantly. Shortly afterwards, we repeated the exercise with the rather different FH16 750. But anyone expecting the same level of economy from what was, at the time of our review, Europe’s most powerful production truck will be disappointed, even if there are many other reasons to want one.
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Jan 14, 2025 |
commercialmotor.com | Colin Barnett
If you're getting a feeling of déjà vu, it’s because we reviewed a remarkably similar Renault D 26 Optifuel Wide 6x2 vehicle just two years ago [ADD LINK TO RENAULT D 26 2016 TEST]. But when the team at Renault Trucks, having just regained administrative independence, offered us another D 26 to review, our curiosity was piqued.
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