My 8 year old CF, 6x2 460bhp, with only 630k on it, decided one day to have it’s turbo for lunch. It was on very light work, so the problem wasn’t that the engine had worked hard. My boss has just replaced it with a brand new XFSSC, 6x2 12 speed auto, with the new TraXon gearbox, which is as comfortable as it gets. I believe the gearbox is just a newer version of the ZF, but is built in such a way to produce more torque from the engine. Mine is 480bhp.
A friend of mine has the smaller cab version XFSC, which has just eaten it’s diff with 14k on it. The truck is 3 months old.
I know its an old thread but the Japanese stuff holds up extremely well they just have no comfort.
Isuzu is very reliable if looked after by people that know what they are doing, but like all jap trucks they ride terrible.
Parts are extremely cheap, if i was putting a driver in a truck id go down that path
Many thanks for that, Hino here seemed to have a bit of minor resurgence in the 8 wheel double drive rigid market a few years ago, but not sure they even offer a euro 6 at all and i haven’t seen a Hino artic for years.
From the sheer number in use in other parts of the world though where rugged durable reliable and relatively simple are more important considerations, i don’t suppose the Japanese truck makers are in the least bothered about Europe not buying a few hundred to which would have to add stacks of electronics and sensors to comply with euro 6 anyway.
I know its an old thread but the Japanese stuff holds up extremely well they just have no comfort.
Isuzu is very reliable if looked after by people that know what they are doing, but like all jap trucks they ride terrible.
Parts are extremely cheap, if i was putting a driver in a truck id go down that path
Many thanks for that, Hino here seemed to have a bit of minor resurgence in the 8 wheel double drive rigid market a few years ago, but not sure they even offer a euro 6 at all and i haven’t seen a Hino artic for years.
From the sheer number in use in other parts of the world though where rugged durable reliable and relatively simple are more important considerations, i don’t suppose the Japanese truck makers are in the least bothered about Europe not buying a few hundred to which would have to add stacks of electronics and sensors to comply with euro 6 anyway.
Japanese market vehicles meet EU6 already.
“Japan’s “Post New Long-Term Emissions Standards” have applied to all new heavy-duty vehicles since 2010 (and type approvals in 2009). These standards—which tightened the NOX emission limit for diesel vehicles in 2016—are equivalent in stringency to Euro VI and U.S. 2010 standards. As of 2016, these standards apply the World Harmonized Transient Cycle (WHTC) for certification testing.” transportpolicy.net/standar … emissions/