The UD Quester is a line of heavy-duty commercial vehicle produced by
UD Trucks
UD Trucks Corporation (UDトラックス株式会社, ''UD Torakkusu Kabushikigaisha'') is a Japanese company whose principal business is the manufacturing and sales of diesel trucks, buses, bus chassis and special-purpose vehicles. Its headquarte ...
with
Volvo
The Volvo Group ( sv, Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distributio ...
Group. It is also related with the new generation of the
UD Quon
The UD Quon (kana:UD・クオン) is a heavy-duty commercial vehicle produced by the Japanese manufacturer UD Trucks, a former division of AB Volvo (now Isuzu).
Quon was originally developed by Nissan Diesel Corporation with the world first imp ...
series made in Japan.
About
UD Trucks introduced Quester Project with
Volvo
The Volvo Group ( sv, Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distributio ...
at
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
on August 27, 2013. It is not sold in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. "The best of three worlds" Concept was adopted.
The Quester has two engine options, the 8-litre GH8 or 11-litre GH11E, with either 6 or 9-speed gearbox for the 8-litre engine and 9 or 12-speed gearboxes for the 11-litre engine.
The Side Rail Section is made of strong and durable rolling form steel and is available in thickness of 7.0 or 8.0 mm.
Models
* CKE (4x2 Rigid): 21t
* CDE (6x2/2 Rigid): 31t
* CWE (6x4 Rigid): 34t
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![UD Trucks GH8 engine](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/UD_Trucks_GH8_engine.jpg)
CGE (8x4 Rigid): 41t
* CQE (8x2/2 Rigid): 41t
* GKE (4x2 Tractor Head): 21t
* GDE (6x2/2 Tractor Head): 31t
* GWE (6x4 Tractor Head): 34t
History
In 2013, this project was started at Bangkok.
In 2017, it was started to sold in Ecuador etc.
Name
It's named by "quest".
In
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, this model is named as KuTeng (), and is sold by
Dongvo.
In
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, this model is sold under Pro 8000 series name by VE Commercial Vehicles Limited's brand Eicher Trucks and Buses. Available in dump truck and tractor configuration, equipped with VEDX8 engine delivering 280-350 hp.
See also
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UD Trucks
UD Trucks Corporation (UDトラックス株式会社, ''UD Torakkusu Kabushikigaisha'') is a Japanese company whose principal business is the manufacturing and sales of diesel trucks, buses, bus chassis and special-purpose vehicles. Its headquarte ...
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UD Quon
The UD Quon (kana:UD・クオン) is a heavy-duty commercial vehicle produced by the Japanese manufacturer UD Trucks, a former division of AB Volvo (now Isuzu).
Quon was originally developed by Nissan Diesel Corporation with the world first imp ...
*
UD Croner
The UD Croner is a line of medium-duty commercial vehicles produced by UD Trucks with Volvo Group and sold outside of Japan.
History
In 2017, it started selling in Ecuador and South Africa. It won the 2017 Good Design Award.
Models
*LKE : 12t ...
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UD Kuzer
The UD Kuzer (kana:UD・クーザー) is a line of light commercial vehicles produced by UD Trucks with Volvo Group.
About
It's not for Japan.
In 2017, the Kuzer was introduced in Indonesia.
See also
*UD Trucks
*UD Kazet
*UD Croner
*UD Queste ...
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UD SLF
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Volvo
The Volvo Group ( sv, Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distributio ...
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Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks ( sv, Volvo Lastvagnar) is a truck manufacturing division of Volvo based in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Volvo Trucks was a separate company within Volvo. The Volvo Group was reorganised on 1 January 2012 and as a part of the process, Vol ...
References
External links
Official website
2013 establishments in Sweden
Cab over vehicles
UD trucks
Volvo Group
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