The redesign of Peterbilt Motors Co. on-highway flagship Model 579 took five years and input from 59 customers to apply what matters most to drivers and fleets.
The PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) division unveiled the makeover of the Model 579 on YouTube on Wednesday.
For starters, the aerodynamic shape of the new 579 took more than 1,000 hours of computational fluid dynamics analysis and 7.8 million hours of computer processing. The resulting 7% improvement in fuel economy translates to $2,000 in...
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