When the very efficient D12 engine with unit injectors and overhead camshaft was introduced for the FH12 in 1993, many truck owners and drivers, preferring a lower truck for several reasons, started to ask for a 12-litre, ultra-efficient version of the FL7/FL12, incorporating the new engine in the existing truck family.
The best of both worlds
This was, of course, a good idea, not least since the high-built, long-distance FH range and the low FL range fulfil needs in different truck classes, meaning that internal competition between these two truck families is limited.
In 1995 the FL//FL12 was presented and very soon obtained a good reputation, combining the ergonomic advantages of a low level cab with the power (up to 420 bhp) of the most efficient and environment-friendly engine ever developed by a European truck manufacturer.