Volvo have come up with a new bigger cabin for the FH, the XXL, so the latest issue of Diesel magazine [ Ссылка ] checks out one of the new models on a test drive to see whether the adage is true.
One of the limiting factors for European truck makers competing in the Australian truck market is that their home markets, in Europe, are very strictly limited in overall vehicle length. Standard truck length for a semitrailer in Europe is 16.5 m, add in the 13.5 m long trailer and you're left with just 3 m between the front of the trailer and the absolute front of the truck.
The original XXL proved to be quite a successful option. Not only in Australia but also in some areas of Scandinavia where length regulations allowed for bigger cabins, in some cases. Unfortunately, when the new FH was released in 2014 the complete cabin redesign did not include a bigger cabin option.
