UD Quester

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UD Quester
UD Trucks Quester GWE440.jpg
Overview
ManufacturerUD Trucks
Production2013-present
Body and chassis
ClassTruck
Body styleTruck (standard cab)
RelatedUD Croner
UD Condor
UD Quon
Powertrain
EngineGH8 (220-330hp, based on Volvo D8),[1] GH11E (370-440hp, based on Volvo D11)
Transmission6-speed manual, 9-speed manual, 12-speed manual, ESCOT-E Automated Manual Transmission[2]

The UD Quester is a line of heavy-duty commercial vehicle produced by UD Trucks with Volvo Group.[3]It is also linked with the new generation of the UD quon series made in Japan.

About[]

UD Trucks introduced Quester Project with Volvo at Bangkok on August 27, 2013. It is not sold in Japan.[4] "The best of three worlds" Concept was adopted.[5]

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 gearbox 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
  • 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 sold in Ecuador　etc.[6]

Name[]

It's named by "quest".[7]

In China, this model is named as KuTeng (Chinese: 酷腾),[8][non-primary source needed] and is sold by Dongvo.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Herald, The. "UD Quester: A game changing truck". The Herald.
  2. ^ World, Automotive. "UD Trucks launches New Quester to help companies overcome business challenges and accelerate growth with smart logistics". Automotive World.
  3. ^ "Volvo Group takes an important strategic step with the launch of Quester". www.volvogroup.com.
  4. ^ "新興国市場向け新大型トラック「クエスター」を発表". UD trucks. 26 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
  5. ^ "新興国向け新型車「クエスター」 ―― "The best of three worlds" （３つの要素）". UD trucks. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016.
  6. ^ "UDトラックス／中南米４か国で「クエスター」と「クローナー」を投入". ＬＮＥＷＳ.
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ 中国で新興国向け新大型トラック「クエスター（中国名：「酷腾＝KuTeng」）を投入 (Press release) (in Japanese). UD Trucks. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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