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Written by Joe Holding
Behold the fastest truck on the planet. Last week Volvo claimed that their custom built Iron Knight would break a world speed record" on an old airfield in Sweden, and in the event it actually broke two.At the hands of former European Truck Racing champion Boije Ovebrink, the 4,500kg machine became the quickest truck in history over 500m and 1,000m, clocking two-run averages of 13.71 and 21.29 seconds respectively.Those work out as average speeds of 81.58mph and 105mph, with the latter set en route to a top speed of 171.5mph. In a truck.Ovebrink surpassed the benchmarks that he set in the Mean Green" in 2012 thanks in no small part to the clever engineering behind Volvo"s latest monster.
Date written: 25 Aug 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4792
Behold the fastest truck on the planet. Last week Volvo claimed that their custom built Iron Knight would break a world speed record" on an old airfield in Sweden, and in the event it actually broke two.At the hands of former European Truck Racing champion Boije Ovebrink, the 4,500kg machine became the quickest truck in history over 500m and 1,000m, clocking two-run averages of 13.71 and 21.29 seconds respectively.Those work out as average speeds of 81.58mph and 105mph, with the latter set en route to a top speed of 171.5mph. In a truck.Ovebrink surpassed the benchmarks that he set in the Mean Green" in 2012 thanks in no small part to the clever engineering behind Volvo"s latest monster.
Date written: 25 Aug 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4792
