It's fascinating what you can find just by surfing the truck manufacturers' websites. Take this little beauty for example. It looks like a Volvo, because it IS a Volvo. But it's not one we see in Europe because it's the Volvo VM sold in Latin America. And what it seems to be is a tractor and heavy rigid range that sits somewhere below the FM but above the FE as we know it over here. Either way it has three engine options from 210 to 310 which suggests it's the Deutz engine that Volvo uses in the FE range in Europe. Perhaps BLB's resident expert on all things Volvo Martin Phippard can provide more information. Martin? But to me it looks like Volvo's own equivalent of the Axor--i.e. a narrow cab from a middleweight rigid that's been grafted onto a regional distribution artic.
I've since learnt, via Bert de Vuyst that the Brazilian VM uses a locally-produced engine called the MWM. Apparently this choice is due to tight Brazilian import controls. Having looked again on the Volvo Brazil website I can see no less than three MWM engines referred to as the MWM5A206 at 4.8-litres and 206hp; the 7.2-litre engine called the MWM7A260 rated at 260hp; and the MWM7A310 again at 7.2-litre but with 310hp. However, I wonder if these are not some locally-assembled but licence-built powerplants rather than a home-brew diesel? Meanwhile, my thanks to Bert for providing the above information.
Hello, i've worked at the Volvo Brazil for two years in the PD department, and I say to you, this engine is produced by a german company MWM, which provide engines for NISSAN pickups, and another trucks, the VW ones for example.
This truck uses EATON gearboxes for rigid trucks and for the tractor, the VT2214 (12 speed).
The Cab is an adaptation from the Renault Midlum.
best regards!
Jeferson Sestrem