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Kenworth W900SAR

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The Kenworth W900SAR is a bonneted conventional truck that was built and sold in Australia from 1975 until 1987, and which Kenworth describes as the first Kenworth model designed, engineered and built in Australia specifically for Australian operating requirements. It had a sloping bonnet and a raised cab position that allowed the first use of under cab batteries and toolboxes, and Kenworth calls it an iconic fusion of the W900AR and S2 models. It could take the high horsepower engines favoured by Australian transport operators and still carry the maximum legal payload within existing length limits, and it was lighter than the AR and than the K100 cabover of the day. Its look was revived in 2021 as the Legend SAR.

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Year
1975 2
Status
Out of production 2
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Truck 1
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Source Legend SAR (Kenworth Australia)

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Source Legend SAR (Kenworth Australia)
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Source Kenworth (Wikipedia)Australia
Quote, Australia
The headquarters for Kenworth Australia is located in Bayswater, Victoria where all Australian models are assembled.

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Source Legend SAR (Kenworth Australia)Legend Series page, origin
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The Legend Series stands as an iconic symbol of the history and legacy of Kenworth trucks in Australia.
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1. Legend SAR (Kenworth Australia)
  • Legend Series page, body style
    The Legend Series stands as an iconic symbol of the history and legacy of Kenworth trucks in Australia.
  • Legend Series page, origin
    The Legend Series stands as an iconic symbol of the history and legacy of Kenworth trucks in Australia.
  • Of Make: Kenworth, Legend Series page
    The Legend Series stands as an iconic symbol of the history and legacy of Kenworth trucks in Australia.
  • In Group: North American Heavy and Semi Trucks, Legend Series page, truck
    The Legend Series stands as an iconic symbol of the history and legacy of Kenworth trucks in Australia.
  • Exemplifies: Road Transport, Legend Series page, road mode
    The Legend Series stands as an iconic symbol of the history and legacy of Kenworth trucks in Australia.
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2. Kenworth (Wikipedia)
  • Australia, year
    In 2021 the third truck in the Kenworth Legend Series was released this being the SAR Legend, a homage to the W900 SAR that was produced from 1975 until 1987.
  • Australia, status
    In 2021 the third truck in the Kenworth Legend Series was released this being the SAR Legend, a homage to the W900 SAR that was produced from 1975 until 1987.
  • Australia
    The headquarters for Kenworth Australia is located in Bayswater, Victoria where all Australian models are assembled.
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