2400HP Volvo – The Iron Knight is the world’s fastest truck – Video

 

With an average speed of 169 km/h and a time of 21.29 seconds, The Iron Knight beat the international speed record for 1000 metres from a standing start. It also beat the corresponding record for the 500-metre distance, at 131.29 km/h and 13.71 seconds. The record run was carried out at a closed-off test track in northern Sweden. At the time of publication, the records are being reviewed by the FIA, the international motor sport association.

 

 

The Iron Knight – a record-breaking truck
– With 2400 hp, 6000 Nm of torque and weighing 4.5 tonnes, The Iron Knight has a power-to-weight ratio above 0.5 hp/kg.
– The mid-mounted engine is a significantly modified D13 unit with water-cooled intercooler and four turbochargers.
– The I-Shift Dual Clutch transmission maintains torque delivery during gear changes. Apart from a reinforced clutch (the discs and pressure plates are made of a sintered material), The Iron Knight uses the same gearbox that is fitted to series-manufactured Volvo FH trucks.
– Electronics kept to a minimum to lower the vehicle’s weight.
– The software has been re-programmed to permit the high performance.
– The cab is aerodynamically optimised, made of fibreglass. The side-skirts have large air intakes to supply the engine with cooling air.
– During the record runs The Iron Knight reached a top speed of 276 km/h.