Volvo Trucks carries out the hardest test ever
On December 3rd, 2015, Volvo Trucks posted on their YouTube channel a video entitled« Look who’s driving ». We can see Sophie, a 4-year-old girl, driving the Volvo FMX at a distance. According to the Swedish company, it is the hardest test ever carried out.
It is in 2012 that the manufactuere launched its first video « The Ballerina Stunt » in which a tightrope walker walks on a rope between two driving Volvo trucks. But it is probably « The Epic Split »video, in which Jean Claude Van Damme does the split between two Volvo FM trucks, got the most views. « Look who’s driving », comes afther the « Hamster Stunt » clip where a hamster drove a Volvo FMX to prove the capacity of the Volvo Dynamic Steering system. Volvo always knows how to highlight their models in their original clips.
The Volvo FMX driven by a 4-year-old
Through this new Live Test, Volvo Trucks wants to showcase the capacities of the Volvo FMX and especially its resistance because the construction truck is showed as the make's strongest truck. The little girl manoeuvers the truck in different complicated situation with many obstacles. The clip shows the Volvo FMX truck rolling over, being hit by a car or going through a construction shelter. The make shows that the vehicle is strong and manoeuvrable.
Volvo Trucks carries out the hardest test ever
On December 3rd, 2015, Volvo Trucks posted on their YouTube channel a video entitled« Look who’s driving ». We can see Sophie, a 4-year-old girl, driving the Volvo FMX at a distance. According to the Swedish company, it is the hardest test ever carried out.
Volvo FMX, between agility and robustnes
With the Dynamic Steering system is on the two front axles, the Volvo FMX is easy to drive.
This Volvo construction truck is equipped with a new coupling bar and a bumper bar connected to the front protection bar with a powerful support. This is what creates this massive aspect of the truck and gives it extreme resistance to shocks. This device helps the truck reduce the tremors in the cab.
Finally, the coupling bar is made in a single piece and has a pulling or pushing capacity of 32 tonnes. Easy to drive and resistant to violent shocks, the Volvo FMX is perfect for large construction sites in quarries and mines where the terrains are often steep.
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