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Now today being a 2nd-time appearance on my channel we have a Euro 5 Voith Enviro 400 with the newer E40D chassis! These are very notorious to be sluggish and gutless especially on hills. But today the bar has been raised! With some trickery, these forced downshifts allowed the gearbox to hold its gear up until between 2300 & 2400RPM, reluctant to gaining any more RPM, before upshifting into the next gear; at most, 2nd gear holding up until 28mph, and 3rd holding up until speeds of 43mph! Evidently "clear" of buses with normal kickdown fitted, the computerized gearboxes win when it comes to the revs here! Quite similar to the Abellio Smart Hybrid E400MMC I recorded months ago, the same trick was used, however I've noticed the Euro 6 MMCs do pick up RPM a lot quicker during the gear hold... but here at least we have time to really process how long it holds the gear for! And the time has finally come where we have a batch of post-2010 diesel double deckers from Metroline that can reach speeds higher than 39/43mph, here being 1 of just 14 E400s ordered with a Voith Gearbox! I have to say... as someone who loves the sound of the Euro 5 Cummins Engine, this sounded absolutely amazing in action... So yeah do prepare for MANY downshifts or "fake kickdowns" in all gears, some nice cooling fan moments and some nice hillclimbs! Big up the driver as well, you really did put on a show!
Enjoy the video!
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00:00 - Intro
00:10 - Flyby
00:25 - "Kickdown" (4th - 3rd - 4th) up to 65mph
01:55 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 1st - 2nd) then (3rd - 2nd)
02:31 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) then (4th - 3rd - 4th) up to 45mph
03:41 - "Kickdown" (4th - 3rd - 4th) up to 51mph
04:45 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) w/ Cooling Fan then (4th - 3rd)
05:51 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd) then (3rd - 2nd - 3rd)
06:36 - "Kickdown" (2nd - 1st), (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) then (4th - 3rd)
07:51 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) then (4th - 3rd - 4th) w/ Hillclimb
09:46 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) w/ Cooling Fan
10:09 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) w/ Hillclimb
10:33 - Downshift (4th - 3rd) then "Kickdown" (4th - 3rd)
11:25 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd) Twice
12:09 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd)
12:30 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd)
12:52 - Over-Revving "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd)
13:30 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd)
14:00 - Over-Revving "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd) then (3rd - 2nd - 3rd)
14:53 - "Kickdown" (2nd - 1st - 2nd)
15:10 - Over-Revving "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) w/ Hillclimb
15:44 - "Kickdown" (2nd - 1st)
15:53 - Over-Revving "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd) x3
16:45 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd) w/ Cooling Fan kicking in
17:14 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd)
17:23 - Over-Revving "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) w/ Hillclimb & Cooling Fan
17:58 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd)
18:29 - Downshift then Over-Revving "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd)
18:49 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd)
19:10 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd)
19:41 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd) w/ Cooling Fan
20:06 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) then (4th - 3rd)
20:49 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd)
21:10 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) then Downshift (3rd - 2nd)
21:43 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) then (4th - 3rd)
22:11 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) w/ Cooling Fan x2
23:03 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd)
23:37 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd) w/ Cooling Fan kicking in
23:59 - "Kickdown" (2nd - 1st - 2nd) then (3rd - 2nd) w/ Hillclimb
24:32 - "Kickdown" (2nd - 1st - 2nd) then (3rd - 2nd) w/ Cooling Fan
25:08 - "Kickdown" (2nd - 1st - 2nd) then (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) w/ Cooling Fan
25:58 - "Kickdown" (2nd - 1st - 2nd) then (3rd - 2nd - 3rd)
26:33 - "Kickdown" (2nd - 1st - 2nd) then (3rd - 2nd) w/ Cooling Fan
27:18 - Over-Revving "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) then (4th - 3rd - 4th)
28:13 - Over-Revving "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd)
28:48 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) then (4th - 3rd - 4th) up to 46mph
30:02 - "Kickdown" (3rd - 2nd - 3rd)
30:16 - Downshift then Over-Revving Downshift (4th - 3rd)
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Owned By: Metroline ComfortDelgro (West)
Registration Plate: LK62 DXY
Fleetnumber: TE1425
Bodywork: ADL Enviro 400 Facelift (10.2m)
Engine: Cummins ISBe6.7L (250HP)
Chassis: ADL E40D
Gearbox/Transmission: Voith DIWA 854.5E
Emissions: Euro 5 trapped to Euro 6
Depot Allocation: Metroline West, Uxbridge (UX)
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