System for systematic selection of vehicle specification

A system that carries out a systematic selection of a specification for a first vehicle, the specification including a number of parameters related to at least one characteristic for the first vehicle, the system comprising:

• a collection device that collects parameter values and operational data from at least one other vehicle, the other vehicle being a used vehicle, the operational data comprising information about performance of the at least one other vehicle under route conditions of a route while the at least one other vehicle was driven along the route, and each parameter value being related to a vehicle characteristic;
• a simulation device that performs different simulations of expected performance of the first vehicle based on the operational data and the parameter values collected from the at least one other vehicle by the collection device by changing, for each simulation, a first parameter value and a second parameter value from the parameter values to obtain the different simulations, and comparing the results of the different simulations to determine the impact of the changes on at least one characteristic for the first vehicle;
• and
• a selection device that selects at least one specification for the first vehicle based on the different simulations,
• wherein the at least one characteristic is a vehicle characteristic from a group consisting of:
• a gearing for a rear shaft;
• a gearbox;
• an engine;
• a clutch;
• a brake system;
• a turbocharger;
• a wheel type;
• a distribution gearbox;
• a battery;
• and an exhaust purification system.