The wife says it sounds like some sort of rare spider. She is right about the rare bit, only 100 are available for purchase world wide. Its not a nasty breed of snake, its not a new variation of a well known Ozzie lager, it is in fact the next Scania special edition, designed by Svempa. Available in any of the V8 variations The Black Amber is another quality beast from Sweden.
As Scania’s 2011 special edition, here are few things from the Scania press release to wet your whistle;
Exterior
• Black Amber metallic finish on cab and air deflectors
• Paintwork decorated with black carbon ‘flames’ with light amber outlines
• Front grille and front air scoops in Black Brilliant
• High-gloss Piano Black side and front mirrors, windshield panels, door hinge panels and emblem in front of door handles
• Visible chromed bolts for various external attachments
• Xenon spotlights in sunvisor set in Piano Black trims
• Black anodised boarding steps
• Aluminium wheels painted in Black Brilliant with chromium ring and nut caps

Exterior on tractor units

•Black Amber metallic finish on sideskirts and rear-mounted battery case
• Chromed step to catwalk
• Polished stainless steel exhaust tailpipe, bolted exhaust panel in metallic finish
• Catwalk painted in Black Brilliant
• Piano Black V8 panels on bar for trailer connections
• Brushed aluminium strip and V8 badges on sideskirts
• LED safety brake light at rear edge of top side air deflector
• Dual LED working lights
• Orange LED side marker lights on catwalk
 

Interior

• Black leather seats with carbon black centre sections and orange V8 symbols
• Black perforated leather steering wheel with Black Amber inserts
• Red LED safety light on door panel
• Black leather centre floor mat with Black Amber V8 trim strip
• Black Amber rear wall panel, signed and numbered
• Black bouclé driver and passenger floor mats with black borders
Multimedia
• Radio with DVD and navigation with pop-up monitor
• 22” LCD TV
• Sound system: 6.5” speakers, active 8” subwoofer, 350 W peak music output
• Quadbox for controlling up to 4 cameras
• Rearview camera with long- and short-range lens system



The exterior may be stunning and will definitely make you one of an elite club, but the interior makes me think i’d never want to get out of the cab. The big seats, the multimedia package that will rival any youth in your local McDonalds car park, it just looks perfect! Right after i have written this i am off to check last nights Lotto ticket!! Released back on the 17th of January i hope there is one left for me.

And of course dont forget your edition number plate…………………………

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