Fastest Truck?

[Pickledcheez]

I have both the Volvo FH16 and FH, fully maxed out. I am just curious if there is a truck that will surpass 165kph. So, the big question is: Is there something better than the FH Series?

[Ant0n0vich]

750 hp is more than enough to go over 165, the problem it the gear box. Stock gear boxes in ETS2 are built/programmed for heavy loads, not speed. There are a couple of mods that adjust the gear boxes. I've had a 6-speed programmed for speed, did 198 on a Scania with 1000hp engine (engine mod). Didn't keep that ♥♥♥♥♥♥ mod as it replaced the stock ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. You're not gonna go too fast with stock ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ in ETS2, look up some mods if you really want to.

[Chonkin' Fat Cinder Block]

Just use mods to get engines with a higher horsepower from 1000 to 10000 hp and remove the speed limit from the options menu.

[zbobg]

Turn the speed limiter off.

The main problem with getting higher top speeds is that the engines seem to be limited to a max of ~2300 RPM.

Modify the finaldrive ratio of the transmission. Giving a lower finaldrive ratio (number) will increase the max top speed. You may also need to adjust the ratios of the gears to make the truck drivable at lower speeds.

[Chonkin' Fat Cinder Block]

With the truck speed limiter on you were only able to go 55 mph. With it off there is no limit.

I used a 10000 hp engine with a modded gearbox and I got up to 200 mph. Then I needed to turn and realised that I couldn't as I was going so fast. So I decided to stop by raming every single car which was close to me. LOL :-D

[michaelwic]

How about the fact that every truck I drove with in the vanilla game would drop to 10-15 KM/H whenever I was going up a hill, even if it was a slight slope.

That is the least realistic thing about the game as I have witnessed large trucks with heavy loads moving at over 100 KM/H on the interstate up steep hills.

Also the 2300 RPM thing is probably the problem... What kind of vehicle maxes out at 2300 RPM?

[Trehek]

Originally posted by michaelwic:

How about the fact that every truck I drove with in the vanilla game would drop to 10-15 KM/H whenever I was going up a hill, even if it was a slight slope.

I'd say you're exaggerating - it's more like 30-40 km/h going uphill, but yeah. I'm guessing you're using the automatic gears like me, as it seems to me like it's a problem with its gear shifting. It only seems to look at the RPM of the engine, so when there's not enough torque when going uphill, it won't shift down properly to maintain speed. Instead it lets the truck slow down until RPM falls to the shift-down threshold. Then the same thing probably repeats itself through the next gears until a sufficiently low gear finally reaches enough torque.

Yeah, it's annoying as hell and I hope it gets fixed sometime.

[Pickledcheez]

I find it easier to use the manual transmission that the game gives you using the keyboard. It allows you to completly control the truck.

[✪ 𝓴𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓻]

Originally posted by Eatable_Cake:

With the truck speed limiter on you were only able to go 55 mph. With it off there is no limit.

I used a 10000 hp engine with a modded gearbox and I got up to 200 mph. Then I needed to turn and realised that I couldn't as I was going so fast. So I decided to stop by raming every single car which was close to me. LOL :-D

Type of truck you re using?

[Maiteria]

Necromancy!

[ShowFeetGuy]

Originally posted by Trehek:

Originally posted by michaelwic:

How about the fact that every truck I drove with in the vanilla game would drop to 10-15 KM/H whenever I was going up a hill, even if it was a slight slope.

I'd say you're exaggerating - it's more like 30-40 km/h going uphill, but yeah. I'm guessing you're using the automatic gears like me, as it seems to me like it's a problem with its gear shifting. It only seems to look at the RPM of the engine, so when there's not enough torque when going uphill, it won't shift down properly to maintain speed. Instead it lets the truck slow down until RPM falls to the shift-down threshold. Then the same thing probably repeats itself through the next gears until a sufficiently low gear finally reaches enough torque.

Yeah, it's annoying as hell and I hope it gets fixed sometime.

Go into the options, under game play I believe or controls is anot option called "adaptive automatic transmission", enable that if you're using an Xbox or other controller, this means when you "floor" it, the truck will downshift.
If you're using a keyboard then your best bet is to just accelerate until you hit 30 kph and then use cruise control to adjust your speed. Set the increments to every 5kph/5mph and use +/- keys to modulate. You can even set a resume function so you can just get to 30 and hit that and have the truck accelerate back up to whatever you were doing. Great for when you get cut off by boy racers in pink and yellow trucks with no loads.

[Sky_Goddess]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=561538213

Yeah, the Scania V8 is quite powerful, haha.

[vernongt47]

It sounds like you guys need to buy Project Cars and drive a Pagani Zonda!!!

[Aligned Manatee]

FH16 is the fastest truck in the game so far. I've got to 106mph before I hit a toll booth

[ShowFeetGuy]

lol, i regularly do 130+ in my Merc.
the vovlo does have the highest horespower and torque figures, but the merc is solid, and if doesn't matter how fast you can go in a straight line, at least not in europe lol

[Aligned Manatee]

Not the fastest but it's the only proof I have screenshotted, I'm sure I've done faster in multiplayer