The 963 will easily carry you through the early levels, has just about every addon, and its extremely easy to get, in a region that is easy to navigate no less. ZikZ is a powerhouse, but it comes with the catch of limited addons and rather ironically needing something like its bigger brother or the 963 to get if you want to get it early.
It might have won the tests, but don’t let yourself be fooled! Out in the field it’s very different. I tried the ken out in the Don region and it sucked compared to the Zikz... it is good in less forgiving regions though, however the Zikz is still the king👑
Awesome! I love these videos. It's interesting how I ended up settling on the Kenworth before watching your videos, as someone who is new to the game. It's a great truck!
One thing I noticed is that the Kenworth has MSH III tires. But it is generally agreed upon that MSH II is the best tire option for it. Because mud and snow are the most difficult obstacles for all trucks in this game. (And of course in the game files mud and snow are regarded as the same substance more or less) That's why the highest mud rating is the most important.
Good video. The 963 is obviously a little better. The 605r has fallen out of meta a little. It reminds me of the Tayga. The Tayga vehicles are still good, and the 605r is still great. But the 605r replaced the Tayga and the 612H replaced the 605r. The 612H has better pulling power (it actually weighs enough) and traction, slightly better range, more add-ons, and chained tires for when you really need it. The only thing the 605r has on the 612H is unladen off-road capability. When laden, the 605r is only slightly better off-road. Unless there is really deep mud, The Derry 15C-177 is more is more useful. It has better traction, better fuel consumption, more power and much better hill climbing capabilities. The only vehicle comparable to the Kenworth 963 is the Zikz 612H Mastodon.
I swear some of these RU-vidrs don't know the existence of the spreadsheet, how can you be giving us tips and tricks yet you don't even know about probably the most important tool for Snowrunner, the spreadsheet
@@Drakey_FenixJAT MSH II has same ratings as MSH II. 0.8 road, 1.7 offroad, 3.2 mud. Zikz 605r tires has unique 3.0 mud, ziks 612h has unique 3.4 mud.
I have gone back to try to make more progress on the Amur region and I have put both the ZikZ 605-R and the Kenworth 963 together and they both really make a great duo to get the jobs done in the extremely rough snowy, icy, and rocky terrains of the Amur region.
my only problem with the kenworth is the axle hitbox its not super bad but still noticeable when driving over rocks and the second is the inconsistent torque of the kenworth
Also the Kenworth’s fuel efficiency is highly dependent on whether you have AWD on or off. Under heavy load and AWD on I have seen well over 30L/min with a load in the back and over 40L/min when towing a loaded 8 slot, but it’s fuel economy is way better without AWD.
This test is innacurate, you didn't put the best rated tyres on the Kenworth, you put the MHS III tyres which are good but not as good as MSH II tyres, MHS III has a mud rating of 2, while MSH II tyres have a mud rating of 3.2, please redo this test with the MSH II tyres on the Kenworth
On console the ZikZ is much better because you can mod it. This is not possible with Kenworth or Caterpillar etc. because these companies think they are too good. 😊
@@mikeenslin3009nah ken's vanilla engines are not enough. In this game american trucks has some issues always like underpowered engine and high fuel consuption. In game they made that US gearboxes consume more and transfer less power but russian trucks have better engines and better gearboxes
There is not good usa trucks😂 hard/slow mission is for zikz, easier roads for azov 5, with higrange that thing flies on H gear. Only usa truck i use is internationals twin steer, 3 slots+crane+trailer is good
@@-ETK- Thank you for information. It would be harder then i think to play regions missions on regions trucks. =) I understand "If I want to see good USA truck i should go to Truck Simulator USA" =) -No =)"
@@ulegs that is good tactic for base game, last region i did was amur. There u can forget us trucks😂 now i am in wiscoinsin, and there u can use some usa trucks too, even though they are worse👍🏼
@@-ETK- This information what i need. I play snowrunner first in my life, and start it in hard mode and without evacuation magic (I follow realistic=). That's why I try collect best truck setup for maps. Lust question: what you think about US Derry Special?