@@Performance-101hydrogen internal combustion engines, to be honest hydrogen fuel cell is the best replacement to oil gases and Fuels, but the sheer fact creating of a hydrogen internal combustion engine and possibly making it official, they're not only breaking records of making a future truck with a traditional diesel engine but also they're making it possible where it can be environmentally friendly while powerful too. In any case if I were to drive any future truck, I'm sorry Musk, but hydrogen internal combustion engines is way better than battery power and way more environmentally friendly.
@@Maximal3235 UTC Aerospace has been running hydrogen for quite some time. its a pretty ideal system imo. But shell, petro, Loves, TA need to get it all situated sooner than never. At least we can say Kenworth is going to be the leader in trucks, as they seam to still understand what us professional drivers need. VS the other companies that are caving.
the only downside it's a Paccar engine so it will have heaps of problems. it will break down in 100.000 kms or less. one of the worst engines to have on a truck
Not true I have had a few of them and little to no problems at all my current motor has just over 500,000 miles not one problem only time spent at a shop is for PM and DOT annuals that’s it! Yes when this Motor was first on the market it had problems mostly with transmission working with the different ones but now many years later it works really well! There is not one Diesel motor out there that at times has had issues they all have!
@@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890 Wtf does being certified have anything to do with serviceability? A nifty piece of paper doesn't make it easier to work on things.
The thing that I admire most about this truck is the way it captures modern and futuristic capabilities, but also resembles trucks of the 1950s. Especially the concept model designs some manufacturers were looking for. Well done, PACCAR. 👍
I currently drive a 2023 Kenworth Next Gen T680. It gets 10 to 12 mpg daily, even fully loaded. Has a Cummins under the hood too. The numbers of this new Super Truck arent as impressive as they make it sound, but I do like the limiting factors of the body panels for a D.O.T. inspection ;)
the only roads you could drive that would be in Europe. All the roads in the US are going to destroy the front airdam and lower aero in less than 100 miles
@@Performance-101 So a bump under a bridge, and it opens up the trailer like a can of sardines when the suspension goes up. 8 inches of lift will take you from 13' 6" to 14' 2"
@@joecummings1260 Again, you may want to read the reports on the DOE website. It’s at legal height only when it’s all the way up on it’s suspension. It’s lower at all other times to reduce aero loads.
My dad owned a ‘52 KW that he bought brand new and drove over a million miles until he sold it in the late 70s. He had an experimental Cummins diesel engine in it and could do 110 mph with a full load of logs… and he did. KW is a great truck!
You don't think that their top engineers who've been doing this for 20+ years thought of real-world potholes? They thought of everything, they've been making trucks for decades, the height is adjustable based on the environment too.
The first driveway that has a steep angle will rip the aerodynamic under parts out. The first railroad track that has a rise ascending and descending the tracks will hang the cab. This truck is a pipe dream.
all the old timers were trashing tesla for making a truck that looks and does exactly this same thing but with a battery instead of a diesel. And good luck old timer, swapping a turbo on this engine when the engine sits between the two frame rails under the cab!!!!
“THE BIGGEST PRICE TO US WAS WHEN THE ENGINEERS SAID THEY FOUND A WAY TO ENCLOSE THE FRONT WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE” 😂😂😂 because it’s going to cost $6000 to check the tire pressure.. it is a beautiful truck and concept as long as you guys make it so efficient where company owners aren’t in the shop 6 months out of the year!
the brilliant engineers also hid the engine between the frame rails and under the cab. If you thought diesel mechanics were expensive, it now takes 10 hours to get to the engine.
@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va I'm guessing you've never been any of some of those dirt and gravel drop yards with potholes that's deep enough to give an average truck a problem, so if you actually think that truck can traverse through that with no problem, I gotta bridge I want to sell ya.
@@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va I didn’t. This truck won’t be durable enough to tackle logging roads and such that specialized freight drivers need to tackle. It’s a great truck for interstate, should be very efficient.
I must say this is an amazing piece of technology, leveraging morden technology in traditional trucks while maintaining comfort and safety is pretty impressive I'll love to drive on 😊
I love how the engineers took off the shelf parts and just reconfigured the legos in a different combination breaking the mold/status quo of what it means to make a semi truck frame! Part 2? In depth going into the layout of components on frame (unless it’s proprietary)? I see and like that the radiator core is shorter but thicker possibly to keep similar cooling characteristics to traditional radiators, love how low the engine is on the frame, given its now behind the axle and if I had to guess dry sump oil pan? Finally a cab over without the intrusive in-cab engine shroud like traditional built cabovers. Hopefully everything is accessible and easy to disassemble and reassemble, quick access ports for fluid level checks and easy pre-trip would be perfect (especially considering wheels are now shrouded, hopefully checking tire pressure and hub oil level is easy and not a pain). And obviously, the aero logic looks superb, looks like it’ll cut through the fluid that is the atmosphere like an efficient racing catamarans hull skims across the water! Off course this shouldn’t be a replacement for traditional classic configurations, owner operators know what they like and what works, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and I get that, but I see these aero trucks saving thousands of gallons of diesel a year if implemented in a large fleet and that can’t be ignored. Best of both worlds I say! Also if the fuel tanks are now in frame, there could be some serious storage space possibilities along the lower sides of the cab, kinda like a passenger bus storage bins.
Ask someone who's been around downtown Detroit getting a regular truck around downtown Detroit is is a headache let alone around Chicago metro area @@battledragongun
My issues are 1: It's too low to the ground. What about the possibility of debris on the road or snow or something? 2: with the wheels enclosed, how will they be inspected on the spot during pre-trips?
Diesel mechanic rn: hey boss I’m not feeling good today I can’t come in for work (cry’s seeing this come into the shop knowing maintenance is going to be horror)
why do americans (not all) always hating on new tech, while europeans embrace it. now i see why some of their trucks has design, tech, and ergonomy like from 50 years ago and still on sold.
@@chris52209 give the new tech time to mature, it will adapt to real life conditions. the engineer certainly know what needs to be changed or removed, unless their focus is only making profit then yes were cooked. we dont want to stick with technology from 50 years ago forever right? although I dont like evs
I was thinking the same thing. My "Go to rig" that I pull off the line for the workday as a driver is going to be the W900L. I will ignore the T660s, Cascadias, and especially volvos if I have some serious work to do. The long AF nose on the truck is not a detriment in the cross-wind like one thinks. Especially in high cross winds going over the interstate. These shorter nose trucks are very squirrelly. And with the ground clearance there is no way that thing is going over corn rows and pulling into bunks for feed deliveries at feed lots.
"Usually for this kind of program, there's already something there, a truck that we know. But we started from scratch here" literally within a minute, "the T600 was our baseline for improvement"
Reminds me of the Mercedes EXT-92 . Ok, that was over 30 years ago. Looks interesting . Only thing we need is better road conditions for a truck like that
Thank God, I have given up commercial driving before I have to deal with anything like this. Definitely looks like any mechanic’s nightmare. BTW it’s cute!
Haha indeed! But honestly, I think those guys drive fairly slow (by necessity) so the aero wouldn't help as much anyway. This is definitely aimed at the 65mph+ highway drivers.
All I see is maintenance costs and nightmares. Blow a front tire and you lose how much of the front fender? Yeah, that won't buff out. When you have a mechanical problem on the side of the road and it's 10 below zero, you want a cheep and easy fix. I do like the cameras in place of the mirrors, but wonder how long before someone rips them off the truck.
I hope they bring it to production. It has a lot of great ideas and a lot to offer. Let the naysayers take it for a spin, listen to their feedback and address their concerns. My guess is that a test drive just might change their minds. I mean just look at it, Who wouldn’t want to go for a ride?! Who wouldn’t be super proud to be seen driving that thing down the road!😊
I'm a road service mechanic for Idaho & Wyoming & getting under modern trucks to work on them on the road has become really difficult. They really need to think ahead on this design so it doesn't become a a tow only truck.
That's the issue with modern engineers. They've never actually turned a wrench in their life. I couldn't care less what works on paper if it can't be serviced in real life.
Even tho this design and concept is nice, I mean i love what i see. But lets not forget there are some awesome modern designs that can still rock the future. Its not all about the sleek look but what favors the truckers as well.
@@Patrolled111 A lot of these Concepts have been around since the 50s At this point its just a lot of hype but I'm pretty sure they'll try to implement the engine and the tranny and the rear end in a lot of trucks coming in a couple of years
Dont be fooled guys. That mpg number was clocked when they were hauling 65,000. 15k less than max load. It’s a single axle, not a tandem. Honestly I really don’t think this is the future, I think we’ve already achieved peak performance with diesel engines.
We had top performance with the Cummins N-14 13spd….We won’t even mention the Caterpillar C-15 that the government had to step in and regulate so other Losers like Paccar could compete.
As a fan of the Discovery Channel shows Heavy Rescue 401 and Highway to Hell, I have to ask: how do you pull this thing out of the ditch? Other than that, this is a remarkable achievement by Kenworth’s engineers and designers. Congratulations!
"We had a bunch of people that have never driven a car, let alone a truck, design our newest model." And God speed, mechanics. Going to be a nightmare to work on.
There was a guy... I forgot his name, but he designed a truck with a round windshield that through design alone increased the efficiency of the diesel engine alone 100%, from 6 to 12 mpgs! I want to say that was 20ish years ago. I even spotted a truck on I-95... But, at the time the estimated cost for the truck was near $1.25M. As for the deisel electric hybrid drivetrain... It's about dang time! Same tech used on freight trains for years!
The Bottom of that Trucks body is going to be absolutely destroyed as soon as it hits Omahas Streets! between the nonstop potholes, misaligned bridge Transitions, And plentiful road debris. That low laying skirt is going to be joining all the existing road obstacles in no time! and I'm sure Omaha is not the only city or roadway with these issues!....................
Interesting that Kenworth is looking at multiple power sources! Not every country and mission is the same. Some might require just electric batteries, other some combination of diesel engine driving a generator to power electric motors, others will run conventional engines. But this vehicle being able to adapt to all those scenarios depending on their customer, it's quite outstanding.
They kept saying Aerodynamics, I kept thinking, Bodywork! $$$...Especially on US roads. The attention to things being pretty & high tech is not always practical.
I think it'll be possible where the truck uses computers to do it's own inspection and notify the driver of any violations .... it'll be tied to the elog and trucks ECM.... A visual inspection will still be possible but mostly by sensors and perhaps thermo scanning to tell if a tire is overheating, etc...
@@truckercowboyed2638 If you trust software, then I'm sorry for you. As a maintenance mechanic at a blast furnace, I can recall many hundreds of times things either were or were not working even when the computer said otherwise. Nothing can replace your own eyes and ears.
It is just a concept tractor, that ignore many reality's problems. I'd like to see the return of something like the cabovers as all the trucks in Europe. This truck ignore the glaring problem of winter driving, and am sure any trucker would see the glaring problem with this concept. Hell, I am not even a trucker.
@@johnsutherland7561 With all due respect, it is impossible for a Tesla Semi to haul more. The Tesla Semi weighs much more than a diesel tractor and given that trucks and their trailer loads have a weight limit, a heavier tractor means a reduction in hauling capacity. If you want to ignore the weight regulation, then maybe. Fast acceleration? Sure. But that is not really something that is essential in the trucking world. Given the improbability of a vast array of megawatt truck chargers being deployed that would be capable of charging electric tractors over the road, it is unlikely that purely battery electric powertrains will become highly successful and become the majority in the trucking space. I would like to point out that combustion engines are only efficient under high load and best used for heavy duty tasks. The hauling of chips like the Tesla Semis used by Frito Lays actually makes a lot of sense. It's short haul, light cargo. Niche applications like this make sense for battery electric tractors but not much else at this point.
The actual people who need to invest in this equipment want it to be faster, more efficient, reliable, and cheaper. Feeling like a boss is not even close to being a consideration. Go yell at clouds or something.
Three decades ago, their Chillicothe plant was putting out 35-50 trucks per day. Presently, they're putting out 190 and aiming to get up to 200. You can definitely tell that quality has fallen by the wayside with how shoddy the build quality is on the new T680s. As a sidenote, even the classic T680s seem to be designed almost specifically to be produced quickly being that there are barely any rivets in the cab and it is mainly welded together by robots.
