12782cc, 6-cylinder motor with 4-turbochargers, developing 2433PS and 6000Nm placed mid-ship on a custom fibreglass body that happens to look like a truck. Mated to a dual-clutch transmission, this monster of a truck goes from 0-100kmph in 4.6 seconds and on to a top speed (recorded) of 276kmph. Let Volvo's PR do the rest of the talking.
Volvo Trucks’ The Iron Knight is the world’s fastest truck – twice over. It has beaten the speed record in the standing-start 500- and 1000-metre categories. The record-breaker is custom-built in every respect apart from the engine and the series-manufactured I-Shift Dual Clutch transmission.
Volvo Trucks' The Iron Knight, driven by Boije Ovebrink, now holds the official speed records for the 500- and-1000 metre distances. During their work on the truck, an expert team from Volvo Trucks found innovative ways of uniting technology with design.
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.
Behind the wheel of The Iron Knight was Boije Ovebrink, who has more than 30 years' experience of both car and truck racing. He has previously beaten five speed-records and in 1994 was European Truck Racing Champion.
