Western Star 49X Nearly All-New

摘要

For quite some time, automotive marketing people have been labeling fresh products "all-new" when they aren't. Major parts-usually including the powertrain-are carryovers. But Western Star's 49X severe-service model is probably as close to being all-new as any Class 8 truck launched in recent years. It has a newly designed cab, hood, interior, frame, and transmission, and those things comprise quite a bit of a new vehicle. Also, its diesels are the latest versions that meet ever tighter exhaust emissions limits. Running gear, such as suspensions, wheels, tires, and brakes, are carryovers, but if you've spent $500 million and six years developing this truck, as company people say, I suppose you have a right to describe it any way you want.