Volvo announced the 100 year edition for the FH (as well as 16 and aero versions). The interior looks quite good and hopefully less dark https://www.volvotrucks.com/en-en/news-stories/press-releases/2026/aug/volvo-releases-special-edition-truck-to-celebrate-its-100-year-a.html
Pulling 80t with a 299hp DAF XD 4x2 with eco shifting mode , it's definitely crying on every slight incline but amazingly it reached 74km/h on the highway. Cruise control helped a lot in maintaining the momentum.
Probably will never do that again though
Also it's textures seems to be marginally better than the red Volvo next to it (I'm on 1.60 beta BTW)
PS: I'm not surprised if it could be configured to legally tow this much but I don't know
Would want the FH to have a bigger fuel tank
With the VNR Electric being added to ATS, I decided to compare it with it's corporate cousin the Renault E-Tech T.
With the two brands both under the same group I initially expected some similarities in the driving experience of the two trucks, and I thought the Renault with it's 666hp motor compared to the 455hp Volvo would be a lot more powerful.
To my surprise the Volvo feels a lot more responsive in acceleration even with the higher speed limits in ATS roads (highest being 75mph compared to the 80km/h in the Renault trip). The Renault feels like it is not willing to accelerate in the 50-70 range.
After the drives I found that the two trucks have very different mechanical design. Despite having less hp, the Volvo surprisingly have more than double torque (5492nm vs 2400nm), they also have very different transmission (Volvo has 2 speeds while the Renault has 12). My guess is that the lower torque of the Renault combined with it's unwillingness to kick down mid gear made it surprisingly sluggish.