UD Quester
The UD Quester is a line of heavy-duty commercial vehicle produced by UD Trucks with Volvo Group. [2]
| UD Quester | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | UD Trucks |
| Production | 2013-present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Truck |
| Body style | Truck (standard cab) |
| Related | UD Croner UD Condor UD Quon |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | GH8 (220-330hp, based on Volvo D8)[1], GH11E (370-420hp, based on Volvo D11) |
| Transmission | 9-speed manual, 12-speed manual |
About
UD Trucks introduced Quester Project with Volvo at Bangkok in August 27, 2013. It is not sold in Japan.[3] "The best of three worlds" Concept was adopted.[4]
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[5].
Name
It's named by "quest".[6]
In China, this model is named as KuTeng (Chinese: 酷腾),[7] and is sold by Dongvo.
References
- Herald, The. "UD Quester: A game changing truck". The Herald.
- "Volvo Group takes an important strategic step with the launch of Quester". www.volvogroup.com.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- 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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