Volvos 700-Horsepower ‘Green’ Truck Engine – Equipment [Video]

Volvo Group says it remains fully committed to internal combustion engine technology, and demonstrated it by showing off its new D17 diesel engine in Sweden.

In an event for North American journalists at Volvo’s home campus in Gothenburg, Sweden, waiting on a test track a few miles away was a cobalt blue, brand-new FH 16 tractor with an also-new D17 diesel engine mounted under the cab. So I was able to see first-hand what Volvo’s vision for diesel-powered freight efficiency looks like. 

The D17 is the largest diesel engine ever put into a Volvo truck. And it’s the most powerful, too. The engine is available in three versions: 600 hp, 700 hp and the ultimate, 780 hp option. These engines churn out an incredible 2,212, 2,507 and 2,802 lb-ft of torque.

This modern diesel engine technology gives drivers faster engine response, improved driveability, maximum productivity and …