The all-new Kenworth C580 “marks a new era in extreme-duty performance,” Kevin Haygood, Kenworth’s assistant general manager for sales and marketing, said in a release.
“The Kenworth C580 blends the proven durability of the C500 chassis with the modern comfort, technology, and integration of Kenworth’s latest cab platform,” the company announced. The C580 features a Cummins X15 engine, capable of 605 hp and 2,050 lb.-ft. of torque. Buyers can pair the Cummins engine with a range of transmissions, including manual, Allison 4000 and 6000 Series automatics, and the Eaton EndurantXD Pro automated transmission—a first for the extreme-duty segment, Kenworth said.
The C580 is available in single- or twin-steer axle configurations; the front-drive axle enables 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, and 10x10 configurations. It’s capable of hauling a gross combination weight of up to 1 million lb.
The Kenworth C500, introduced in 1972, has “been to the Arctic in the oilfields; in Borneo hauling logs and coal; in Asia transporting massive mining equipment; and deep in the Amazon hauling transformers,” Haygood said. “They’ve gone where no other truck could go, and now the new C580 will do the same, handling the most demanding jobs on—and off—the road.”
What allows the truck to handle these tough conditions is a large, 1,780-sq.-in. cooling module, allowing the truck to handle high-horsepower operation in “stationary, high-altitude, and extreme-heat environments,” Kenworth stated. Further, full-length parent frame rails support specialized vocational applications, and standard dual 13-inch cowl-mounted ERA air cleaners offer ease of service and high performance.
