Scania P360

Sept 24, 2019: The SCANIA P360 is one among the popular trucks in India that has some quality features. It has a wheelbase of 3,550 mm, and the ground clearance is 260 mm. It has a GVW of 40,200 Kg, which includes the payload capacity of 32,715 Kg.

Inside the cabin, there are Driver Information Display, tiltable steering, arm-rest. AC, cruise control, etc. The truck has a trailer body along with a sleeper cabin on the chassis. At the front, there is a Parabolic leaf springs suspension, and the Air suspension is present at the back.

The truck is powered by a 13-litre Scania DC 13 turbocharged engine that can generate a maximum power of 360 hp along with a peak torque is 2,100 Nm. It carries a fuel tank of 100 litres.

Expert Review – Scania P360 3550

Overview

Together, Scania’s P-series and the new high-torque 13-litre EGR engines come with a lot of potential to outline impactful machines with enough force and strength to carry significant loads. Scania P360 series is one good example supporting this fact and comes quite successful as a lightweight fuel tractor in a 6 tonne range.

Assuring Scania customers of cost-effective transport solutions and maximum uptime, P360 is built on the virtues of competence and practicality. The series of vehicle is celebrated across different business fronts and industry types serving in a wide variety of applications. You can find them as a 6100 kg fuel tractor and even as a Light 8 CuM 8x4 mixer that turns the scales at 13,400 kg. Committing altogether a different job a P360 can be also seen as an 8x4 tipper with 20-tonne payload capacity carrying bulk dry goods. The truck series is equally good for carrying fast and compact emergency vehicles and can be seen in a shape of a 2.7 m high car transporter. Scania P360 3550 in particular, can lift upto 40,200 Kg which allows it to carry everything mentioned double or 5 times the capacity to what its lighter versions are capable of doing, making the truck one of the top facilities in this range of trucks.

Specs

Engine & Displacement: Scania DC 13, Turbocharged, with in-built Retarder, 13000 cc

Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW): 40,200 kg

Wheelbase & Turning Radius: 3,550 mm, 6,800 mm

Engine and Performance

Scania P360 3550 never goes down on performance with E-III Scania DC 13, Turbocharged, with in-built Retarder engine (with 6 Cylinders) that keeps rolling across different running conditions without a fail. With a Maximum Power of 360bhp @ 1900rpm and Maximum Torque of 2100Nm @ 1000-1300rpm, you will find this vehicle doing justice to all the work it is meant to furnish without a trace of heat. Semi-automatic Engine transmission further adds to the quality of drive with 14-Speed gearbox playing it just right with the engine configuration.

Vehicle Built and Load Capacity

The truck is available with a wheelbase of 3,550 mm with an overall length of 5,805 mm, which can be attached to 3-axle semi-trailer to extend its weight carrying capacity which is otherwise 7,485 kg. The truck has enough space to load long-distance weight with the body built on an impressive overall height of 3,084 mm and a well-complementing width of 2,600 mm. The ground clearance of 260 mm is really fine to compliantly support vehicle’s fully loaded operations on uneven roads. 37% of gradeability is another strong point of the truck that makes it as smooth as anything to drive-up with load.

Handling and Suspension

Scania P360 3550 is one of the most dependable trucks to have in the segment when it comes to handling and suspension. You will find the best-of-class parabolic leaf spring suspension on the front and air suspension on the back, complementing the overall wheel-playing and axle-arrangement to great effect.

Braking and Safety

The braking system in Scania P360 3550 is all equipped with the latest arrangements to keep you all safe on a hefty drive. The heavy-duty disc brakes are all in shape to keep you assisted with your drive. For safe running you have a plenty of features like ABS (Anti-lock Braking System), Power Steering, Seat Belts, Parking Brakes, Hill Hold and a lot more around that.

Design and Comfort

With the widest range of cabs available with P360, you can find the best of comfort in your range of utility – in short cabs, day cabs and sleeper cabs, as well as low-entry and crew cabs – customizable as per your need. The interior is pleasant and functionally realistic. It feels nice driving with considerately done control panel. The exterior looks robust and is quite modern in definition and contemporary in the method of assembling resources. Well, all that means you would find the vehicle quite impressive in terms of design and comfort.