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Western Star 57X test drive, walk around and safety demo

Jason Morgan
By Jason Morgan
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There’s no substitute for climbing into the cab of a brand new truck, taking the driver seat, sliding your hand across the wheel and taking it for a drive. Hopefully, this video is the next best thing. At a pre-launch event, the Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) team gave me the chance to get behind the wheel of the newly launched Western Star 57X, the brand’s on-highway offering. Powered by a Detroit pedigree, the new truck was designed from the ground up, and it shows. New cab, new driver displays, new safety system offerings, new everything.

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Check out the video above for a product walk around, technology driven test drive and a demonstration of a few of the new safety features. And then check out the host of Western Star 57X coverage below.

X-tra! X-tra! Western Star 57X

Western Star unveils the 57X on-highway truck
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