Steyr 90 Series: The Austrian Legend Europe Lost — And China Acquired

This Austrian truck helped rebuild Poland, became the foundation of the entire modern Chinese auto industry (from CNHTC to Howo), and won the tender for the US Army's tactical vehicles (FMTV). Meet the Steyr 90 and 91 series. In this video, we break down the engineering phenomenon of Steyr-Daimler-Puch. How did a machine with an avant-garde "cubic" cab become the king of Alpine passes and hellish transcontinental routes to the Middle East? Why did their ballast tractors with a mighty V8 engine effortlessly pull up to 200 tons? And most importantly: why did the best truck of its time, which absolutely destroyed its competitors in tests, fail to survive the introduction of the first eco-standards and end up being absorbed by the MAN group?