New Generation DAF Roadshow
The New Generation, up close.
Six trucks, both islands, one February. Come see what an efficiency-tuned engine, lower running costs and standard safety gear actually feel like from the driver's seat.
This February, the full New Generation line-up goes on the road with Southpac Trucks — Hamilton to Invercargill, six confirmed stops and more on the way. It's the same award-winning range built around one idea: lower running costs, without the long list of options to get wrong.
An efficiency-tuned PACCAR MX engine across the whole range — no confusing options to get wrong.
Engineered to maximise vehicle availability and lower cost per kilometre.
Electronic stability control and CornerEye camera monitoring, standard across the range.
10.5m³ to 12.5m³ — three cab sizes, one efficient driveline throughout.
One engine. Tuned for the job.
Every New Generation DAF sold here runs the same efficiency-tuned PACCAR MX engine — paired with an aerodynamic design engineered to cut fuel use and running costs, not a long options list to second-guess.
The most spacious cab DAF builds.
A raised roofline and 12.5m³ of cab space — for operators and drivers who live in the cab, where the extra room actually matters. It's the truck this tour is built around, and it'll be parked at every single stop.
Two trailers. Neither one is carrying a truck.
Alongside the six trucks, there's a stop-in-its-own-right sideshow — a merch trailer stocked for the first time in New Zealand, and a simulator that puts you behind the wheel on the other side of the world.
The Shop
A full trailer fitted out as a pop-up DAF store — the entire New Generation merchandise range, on sale in New Zealand for the very first time. Cash and card on site.
First chance to buyThe Simulator
Step into a full DAF XG+ simulator rig and drive a virtual XG+ around DAF's own factory grounds in Eindhoven, Netherlands — the place these trucks are actually built.
Free to driveWhere to find us
Six stops confirmed across both islands this February. More are being added — register below and we'll email you the moment they land.
What to expect at your stop
Climb aboard
Get behind the wheel of the full New Generation line-up, cab by cab.
Talk running costs
Fuel efficiency, service intervals and total cost of ownership — straight answers from the Southpac team.
See the safety kit
Standard stability control and CornerEye camera monitoring, explained in person.
No pressure
Turn up, have a look, leave whenever you like. That's the whole idea.
Be first to know when we're in your town.
Leave your email and we'll send the exact time and address for your nearest stop, plus a heads-up the moment new dates are confirmed.