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Before you even think about it , no, you can't swap this engine into
your dad's old Volvo 240.


Volvo


Trucks aren't often built for outright speed. But the Volvo Iron
Knight is not your typical truck. It was built for just one purpose --
breaking speed records. And, what do you know, Volvo's got some
new world records to its name. Then again, what do you expect
when you shove 2,400 horsepower under the hood?


Nearly every piece on the Iron Knight is a one-off affair, built just
for this application. The only parts that aren't entirely bespoke are
the engine and the dual-clutch transmission, the latter of which is
the same unit used in Volvo 's normal truck lineup. The engine,
mounted midship, packs four turbochargers and puts out 2,400 hp
and an unbelievable 4,425 pound-feet of torque.



As you might expect, the Iron Knight can hustle . Volvo today
reveals it broke two world records in June at an airfield in Sweden
-- it claimed top honors in a standing-start, 500-meter (0.31-mile)
run with a time of 13.71 seconds, and it broke the 1,000-meter
(0.62-mile) record with a time of 21.29 seconds. During these
runs, a top speed of 171.5 mph was recorded, which must feel
absolutely insane, sitting several feet off the ground in a 4.5-
metric-tonne truck.


Volvo's got a history of breaking these records, so it knows what to
do and who to employ. The driver for these record-breaking runs
was Boije Ovebrink, who's raced cars and trucks for three decades.
Volvo's built two other record-breakers, as well -- the 1,600-hp Wild
Viking and the 2,100-hp Mean Green hybrid. What I would give to
get behind the wheel of one of these...



I'm still imagining these kind of trucks on Nigerian roads,
considering the number of people killed by Dangote Trucks every
year.. If Dangote gets these trucks eh .. Oga lalasticlala and Tosyne2much can explain better.. I reserve my
comment..


Watch the trucks amazing speed


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIQsQ4FKUqs

Source : http://www.naijatechguy.com/2016/08/check-out-one-of-fastest-trucks-on.html?m=1