In timp ce modelele standard ale Seriei 3 beneficiază de o transmisie hidrostatică cu două viteze, care permite utilajelor să se deplaseze cu viteze cuprinse între 0-20 km/h, noul 121E HTS, împreună cu alte două modele mai mari, utilizează o unitate hidrostatică cu două trepte în combinaţie
PC10.7, KUBOTA K022, VT3000.2V, RH1.25, EX20UR, NHK20SR3R, PC10UU, PC20R.8, KOMATSU PC10.6, RH1.20SR2, PC20.8, PC10R.8, , O&K 1.22SR2, CX22BMC, CX26B, 222, PT25, E22.2SR, HINOWA DM25, CX26BZTS, 226, EX20U.3, BOBCAT E25, SK25SR.2, FAI 220, PC10R, , NEW HOLLAND E25SR, CASE CX25, CX20BMR, EX20UR.1, PC20UU3, DM25S, PT25G, PC12.2, PC12.2R, CX22B, PT2500, 20SR, DM30L2V, PC12R.7UU, SUNWARD SWE25, PC12R8 ADVANCE, PC12, HITACHI HX64B, 225, PC12UU.1, HP2500, NHK22SR3C, E20.2SR, PC20UU3, DM30L, KX61.2, CX20B, , PC12.1, PC12UU.1, EX20UR.3, PC20R, KOBELCO 25SR2, PC12UU, BERETTA T44, PC12R
Prin lansarea în Europa a excavatoarelor pe senile EC380D si EC480D Stage IIIB, Volvo a intrat într-o noua era a utilajelor cu productivitate mare si emisii reduse.
Prin utilajele ce apartin noii generatii de excavatoare seria D, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) ofera clientilor europeni doua modele
RH1.20SR2, KOBELCO 25SR2, PC10.7, VT3000.2V, E22.2SR, RH1.25, EX20UR.1, FAI 220, PC10UU, , CX20BMR, DM30L, PC12, PC12R.7UU, O&K 1.22SR2, PC12.2, BERETTA T44, PC12UU.1, PC20R.8, , 222, PC20UU3, EX20UR, NEW HOLLAND E25SR, HINOWA DM25, , EX20UR.3, PC10R, PC12R, PC20R, KOMATSU PC10.6, NHK22SR3C, 226, DM30L2V, PC12.2R, CASE CX25, PC20.8, PT25G, PC20UU3, NHK20SR3R, PC12R8 ADVANCE, 20SR, PT25, PC12UU, CX22BMC, 225, SUNWARD SWE25, CX26BZTS, PC12.1, HP2500, KUBOTA K022, HITACHI HX64B, SK25SR.2, PC12UU.1, PC10R.8, KX61.2, CX26B, CX20B, CX22B, BOBCAT E25, DM25S, E20.2SR, EX20U.3, PT2500
