Volvo Trucks is back with another one of their awesome Live Tests, a string of short videos demonstrating Volvo Trucks’s engineering feats in novel and often brilliant ways. This time is the turn of the Volvo FH and the ‘The Flying Passenger’.

Whilst ‘viral video’ may be overused and often incredibly irrelevant to most, Volvo has done an incredible job on some jaw-dropping videos — many of which we have featured. Remember The Hook? The then VP stood on the front of a lorry while it was winched into the air using just its towing hook.

Or Jean-Claude Van Damme doing the splits across two suspended trucks? Or pulling 750 tonnes (20 shipping containers) in a standard truck? Volvo Trucks has always pushed things to the limit, and this latest stunt, while being a little more subdued, keeps up that trend.

The Flying Passenger marks another world first for Volvo Trucks. In this latest Live Test, a Volvo FH tows a paraglider up the Dinaric Alps in Croatia in a precision stunt never before seen, with the truck driver having to maintain a high cruising speed — despite the slope — to keep the paraglider in the air.

As well as taking the paraglider up the steep mountain, the driver also maintains speed and precision while going under the narrow opening of an overhanging bridge. The latest Volvo Live Test highlights the performance of Volvo Trucks’ unique powertrain, again fitted with the now world-famous I-Shift Dual Clutch.

As well as providing excellent performance, the unique gearbox also has an important impact on productivity. The I-Shift Dual Clutch provides power shift gear changes that ensure the engine does not lose any torque when changing gears under tough conditions, which means it also considerably lowers fuel consumption.

“Driving on high gears and securing seamless gear shifting is an important factor for fuel efficiency. The I-Shift Dual Clutch enables smooth driving whilst staying in high gears and low revs,” says Staffan Wendeberg, Product Manager FH and Long Haul at Volvo Trucks.

‘The Flying Passenger’ is the latest instalment in Volvo Trucks’ Live Test series. Previous videos include ‘The Epic Split’, ‘The Hamster Stunt’ and ‘Look Who’s Driving’. So far, the Live Test series has been viewed over 100 million times on YouTube. Watch the latest video below and visit the Volvo Trucks website to learn more.

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