In English, MAGNUM means oversized bottle, its volume is equivalent to 2 standard bottles, Renault trucks use this name is to highlight the space advantage of the flat-floor cab. Because of the flat floor, the clear height of the interior of the Magnum is more than 1.9m, and the author does not feel any depression when standing inside the cab. The rear sleeper space can be combined at will, even into a bar bar for sitting. At that time, China’s independent brand did not have a flat-floor cab heavy truck, and the engine bulge in the middle of the flat cab not only squeezed the space of the cab, but also caused the driver to change position extremely inconvenient.
In addition to the large interior space, the lower part of the flat-floor cab was able to accommodate a larger engine. Usually the life cycle of a model is as long as 15-20 years, but the engine power within 15-20 years to constantly improve, from the initial 300 horsepower can grow to 500 horsepower, displacement from the beginning of 8 liters, 9 liters has been growing to 11 liters, 13 liters.
Chinese commercial vehicles lack the spirit of originality and do not dare to lead the trend of the times, but still adopt the strategy of following. For example, many new heavy truck products, except for some differences in interior and exterior decoration, many models have almost the same hard point layout and the main structure of the cab is basically the same, and their technical benchmarks are mainly the three models of Mercedes-Benz, MAN and Volvo.
In contrast, Chinese commercial vehicle enterprises need some original design, need to have their own ID (identify) identification, have more design elements, or even a new and different design style.
Post time: Feb-09-2023