F10 and F12 provided more comfort, power, style and safety compared to the outgoing F88/89.

[1] The basic chassis components and also the driveline components of the trucks, when launched in 1977, were to a large extent based on the ones introduced in 1973 for the Volvo N-series trucks.

The first one arrived in 1983: it included major changes to the cabin, including a larger windscreen and taller roof, and a new chassis with decreased weight and parabolic springs.

The Globetrotter received a taller windscreen, reaching the top of the higher roof.

[4] This model (F10) won the International Truck of the Year Award in 1984.