Volvo VN 780 w/ I-Shift Part 1: Man vs Machine

After watching Part One, make sure to watch part two as Jim Park puts Volvo's recently released XE13 drivetrain through its paces on the rolling highways around Raleigh, N.C.
It's man versus machine in part one of this two-part test drive of a Volvo VN780. Driver turned journalist, Jim Park, pits his shifting skills against those of the Volvo I-SHIFT automatic transmission. Who will prove to be more efficient at shifting gears over a quarter mile run up a slight hill? Jim Park, with more than three decades behind the wheel, or the engineers that programmed the I-SHIFT with optimal shifting as their only goal.

[@sisutrucks]

i-shift is very good, rarely have to use man mode, only when you cant have any gearchanges on icey hills and so on. it also lack a crawl gear and thats a problem when very hevy and starting at a steap grade.

[@nickvw5404]

Volvo uses I shift also on it's trucks in sweden and with really heavy loads 750 HP for 90 metric tons.......

[@TodaystruckingMagazine]

Okay - part 2 has been uploaded now.

[@carltonreddy4059]

Volvo is the best

[@alvarogaitan2529]

i like i always said its not the hp that get you up the hill its the torque. Every time i read and add or talk shop is they say "i have to ask at what torque?

[@WBOS72]

Thanks. Will you be uploading it here??

[@ssk3204]

Can you do a review for 2016 model?

[@aaronguenther2180]

Yes Volvo is the BEST

[@kikecroatia1777]

we here in Europe don't have this type of volvo trucks ,but I think that this type of technology of volvo north america is better than european market

[@journeyintotheunknown5450]

Jim, I read an article on driverless trucks, you heard about this?

[@Mr.Carter777]

Jim.I would like to see Volvo 640 VNX ,600 Hp ,i shift,To pull something more challenging low boy with 90000 pounds load.tx

[@nickvw5404]

Look then this:
ua-cam.com/video/FRSXePUk79k/v-deo.html
30m lenght and 90 metric tons.

[@slips7495]

Does anybody know what year model the iShift was first introduced?

[@tobbzor]

2002 in sweden don't know about america

[@bennettsvillescweathercam8555]

Is it proper to shift while making a turn , one hand on the wheel and the other on the shifter ?

[@kerder8660]

If one learns properly skip shift can be very close to automatic..

[@hsj7146]

kenworth t680

[@rodneicavalheiro2082]

LA FORA TEM VOLVO COM 780 HP E MOLE OU QUER MAIS.

[@Madcracka]

there's a reason Volvo doesn't make glider trucks. After 800k they belong of a junkyard.

[@nickvw5404]

Stupid statement from somebody who really knows....

[@jesuschrist2616]

Mine has 1.2 million miles idk what your talking about

[@Nordic80]

Company I worked for had a Volvo F16 with 2.5 million km on it with NO work but service done to the engine gearbox and driveline. Was
Used to cart 72 tonnes of ore in harsh Nordic condition so not sure why you think they they wouldn't last longer.