It's futuristic truck time again on Biglorryblog. "Hi" says Kioko Muthui, "I'm an avid follower of your blog and I thought you might be interested in a future concept truck I designed:
It's nothing fancy, but I believe that it presents an innovative direction for future trucks.If you find the time, I would greatly appreciate any feedback.Kind regards,Kioko Muthui."
It's called the HST--short for Highly Sophisticated Transport--and it certainly looks to be a wind-cheating rig Kioko. That cabs fits perfectly into the trailer--which looks to be longer than the normal 13.5m...
The trailer bogie is in fact mounted on a turntable and operates like this..
...rather link the Silverlink concept which allows a longer artic to still meet the same turning circle requirements as a regular 16.5m long rig...
This shows it very nicely too..
Now here's a close up of the front end. If you want to see more of Kioko's work why not check out his website on http://akmuthui.synthasite.com/concepts_thehst.php Meanwhile, click through here to see what the interior of Kioko's streamliner might look like.
Modular layout with driving and living areas and a top bunk...
And twist grip motorbike style steering handlebars with a lap top for instrument panel!
Thanks, Kioko--a fascinating design study. What do other Biglorryblog readers think?
i find these concept trucks fascinating.i love the design and whole look of the outfit,my favourites are the daf and volvo concepts,i can,t wait until they are produced,classic trucks are all very well in the shows,that,s where in my opinion they belong,but these concepts,they represent the future.
Looks like a cool design, and that rear bogie looks like it can be doubled up like a Jacobs bogie to pull tandems:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobs_bogie