Tiff Needell is a former race car driver, television host and the man who taught Jeremy Clarkson how to powerslide. In this wild YouTube video Tiff decides he wants to pit two of the most advanced Swedish cars in the entire world against each other on the race track. The problem is that the two most advanced Swedish machines are the Koenigsegg One:1 and the new Volvo FH; a semi truck. The Volvo FH is the first semi to come equipped with a dual-clutch transmission, you know like you find in Porsches and Ferraris. We showed you guys a teaser for this video a few days ago, but now the full race is available in all its glory.
Now, obviously this race is a little one sided thanks to the Koenigsegg’s horsepower rating coming in well over 1000 ponies. That said, the HF truck has about double the amount of torque and it wont be hauling a trailer.
The challenge that Tiff has devised is to see if the new Volvo truck with its fancy transmission can make it around a race track before the One:1 can finish two laps. In short, he wants to see if the most advanced semi truck is half as fast as the world’s first “mega car.” If you have ever seen Tiff, you are well aware of his driving abilities and odd sense of humor. The video is full of both, and the sight of seeing a huge truck flung around a track at speed is one of the most entertaining things I have ever seen.
I am not going to tell you if Tiff was able to beat the One:1 or not, you’ll have to watch find that out, but I will say that regardless of the outcome, this is one great video to watch.
Video: Volvo FH Races A Koenigsegg One:1 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 13 November 2014 17:00 EST.
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