Kenworth T680 Next Generation

The Kenworth T680 Next Generation is the revised version of Kenworth's on-highway flagship tractor, the T680, which Kenworth introduced to the trade at a virtual launch. Kenworth describes it as expanding on the success of the classic T680, with a 15-inch digital display, a Next Gen SmartWheel, fully LED headlamps, additional driver assistance systems and under-truck airflow management. The company's chief engineer calls it the most aerodynamic truck in Kenworth history, with a restyled bumper and hood, turning vanes, chassis fairings and wheel covers, and Kenworth claims up to an estimated 6 percent better fuel economy than a comparably specified T680 with the 2017 PACCAR MX-13 engine. It is built for line haul, pickup and delivery and regional haul, in day cab and 40, 52 and 76 inch sleeper forms, with the 12.9-liter PACCAR MX-13 engine as standard. The trade press also reports that it earned the EPA SmartWay designation.