Comments by "Golden Croc" (@GoldenCroc) on "American Reacts to SCANIA Military Trucks in action!" video.
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OK I will give some thanks to the community by transcribing the voiceover of the old video at the end. Starting at 8:59
(My note: Swedish military calls some of the their trucks ”cars” as well): ”Terrain cars are nothing new for Scania. In fact, Since 1916, they have built those with 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steering vehicles, when the first ”Tow wagon” saw the light of day, so 25 years before the American ”Jeep”."
"But times change, and with that the demands on a ”terrain car”. The main requirement from the military was to produce a terrain vehicle with good terrain crossing ability, good drivability, good reliability, cheap maintenance, good road ”agility”.
The military demanded a substantial engine power, 15hp per metric ton, but that wasnt a problem for Scania. The engine is a 6 cylinder boosted Scania Diesel in the 3 axle variant, and a naturally aspirated in the 2 axle configuration. A special demand was that the oil scavenging pump should be able to cope with a vehicle angle of 35 degrees in every direction.
The cars are equipped with a fully automatic gearbox, which means the driver can focus fully on the driving.”
Upvote if you want others to see this comment. I used to drive one of those older variants showed in the last part as well (they were around for a loooong time, probably 30 years), so if you want to ask anything a driver would know, I can hopefully answer it. Cheers mates.
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