The new Scanias are fitted with the latest G33 gearboxes and a revised 2.92 diff ratio which means that in 13th (overdrive) gear the engine is spinning at just 1190rpm at 100km/h.
On our recent road test across the Nullarbor in the Scania R 660 V8, we got a rare chance to chat with Scania Australia managing director Manfred Streit.