The engine design left the door open for future upgrades in both power output and emission technologies. The D12A was designed as a "world engine" to be able to meet the latest demands in high power output, low fuel consumption and lower emissions with its single OHC (overhead camshaft) design, four valves per cylinder, and one centrally located electronic unit injector, integrated engine compression brake and two-piece, steel and aluminium pistons. Built at the purpose-built facility at Skövde on a fully automated line where the bulk of the engine assembly is done by robots and the final engine dressing is carried out manually. The basic design was still based on direct injection in-line six diesel engines around 12 litres displacement but with entirely different fuel and valve systems when compared with previous Volvo engines. D12 engine įrom the design angle, the new D12A engine was one of the largest engine projects from Volvo Trucks since the 1950s at the time.
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In 1995 Volvo FH series became first heavy-duty truck to be fitted with an SRS airbag to further improve passive safety. The cabin was subject to the toughest cab impact test where procedure involved placing a 15-tonne static weight on the roof and one-tonne pendulum striking at the cab rear wall and at the windscreen pillars, at the end of which the cab doors must be able to be opened. The cab featured a more sharply raked windscreen while wedge-shaped sides rounded into the front panel at much wider radius corners and the rear vision mirrors were also streamlined. The cabin was extensively tested in a wind tunnel to confirm shape aerodynamics properties to reduce air-drag thus improving fuel efficiency.
The new FH cab was more aerodynamically efficient, with improved ergonomics and seating while reducing the overall weight of the cab by almost 30%. The cab produced at Umeå from hot-dip galvanized, high tensile steel allowed for greater strength at thinner panels and box sections while reducing overall weight. The 16-litre engine, gearboxes, and the driveline were carried over from the previous generation, albeit with improvements and additional features including all-new Volvo engine management and its diagnostics for the D12A engine.ĭesign and technology Cab The FH12 won " Truck of the year" award in 1994.
There were two models, FH12 and FH16 which shared common cabs and chassis. In September 2012, Volvo Trucks re-launched the Volvo FH with significant technology upgrades. The FH range is one of the most successful truck series ever having sold more than 400,000 units worldwide. FH stands for Forward control High entry, where numbers denominate engine capacity in litres. It was originally introduced in late 1993 as the FH12 and FH16. The Volvo FH is a heavy truck range manufactured by the Swedish company Volvo Trucks.
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