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Isuzu adds Cummins diesel, ventures deeper into Class 6/7 trucks
ÇÂð÷± é¶ ÕÇî³Ã âÆ÷ñ dzÜä éÅñ ô̶äÆ F/G àð¾Õ» ç¶ ÕÅð¯ìÅð ÓÚ Õçî ð¾ÇÖÁÅ
Isuzu Commercial Truck is venturing into heavier territory, ÇÂð÷± ÕîðôÆÁñ àð¾Õ Ô¯ð íÅð¶ Õ³î» ÓÚ Õçî ð¾Ö ðÔ¶ Ôé, Áå¶ ÕñÅà F å¶ G òÅñ¶ àð¾Õ» ç¶ Õ³î» ñÂÆ ÇÂÃ é¶ ÕÇî³Ã âÆ÷ñ dzÜä çÅ êÌï¯× introducing Cummins diesel engines to support Class 6 and 7 ÕÆåÅ ÔËÍ applications. ÇÂà ú.ÂÆ.ÁËî. çÅ ÁËø. ÃÆðÆ÷ ñ¯Á ÕËì øÅðòÅðâ àð¾Õ Ô°ä Çòô¶ô å½ð The OEM’s F Series low cab forward trucks will now come Óå¶ Û¶-ÇÃñ³âð ÕÇî³Ã BF.G dzÜä éÅñ Çîñ¶×Šܯ ÇÕ BF@ ÁËÚ.êÆ. Áå¶ exclusively with a six-cylinder Cummins B6.7 engine that delivFF@ êÅÀ±ºâ-ø°¾à çÆ à¯ðÕ Çç³çÅ ÔËÍ ers 260 hp and 660 lb-ft of torque. ÕñÅà G ÓÚ, ÇÂà çÅ îåñì ÔË ÖÅä å¶ êÆäï¯× êçÅðæ» Áå¶ ×ñÆÁ» In Class 7, that means more opportunities in segments such çÆ ÃøÅÂÆ ìÅð¶ Áîñ» ç¶ Ö¶åð ÓÚ Ç÷ÁÅçÅ î½Õ¶ êÌÅêå Ô¯ä×¶Í êð ÇÂÔ as food and beverage applications and street sweepers. But Ô¯ð îÆâÆÁî ÇâÀ±àÆ Áîñ» ÓÚ òÆ it also supports other mediÕ³î ÕðçÅ ÔË Ü¯ ÇÕ ÇÃ¾è¶ å½ð Óå¶ um-duty applications directly ÂÆ-ÕÅîðà Ãð×ðîÆÁ» éÅñ Ü°ó¶ linked to the rapidly growing ԯ¶ ÔéÍ e-commerce activity. ÇÂð÷± Áå¶ ÕÇî³Ã ÃÅø å½ð Óå¶ Isuzu and Cummins are ÇÃðø À°μåðÆ ÁîðÆÕÆ ìÅ÷Åð ò¾ñ clearly looking beyond the ÇèÁÅé éÔƺ ç¶ ðÔ¶ ÔéÍ ÃÇÕéð North American market é¶ ÇÂà ù ç¯Ô» Õ³êéÆÁ» ÇòÚÕÅð alone. Skinner described it êÅòðàð¶é íÅÂÆòÅñÆ å¯º ÇéÕñ¶ as merely the first biproduct ÇÃðø êÇÔñ¶ À°åêÅç òܯº ç¾ÇÃÁÅ of a powertrain partnership ÔËÍ between the two companies. ÕÇî³Ã Áå¶ ÇÂð÷± é¶ êÇÔñ» Cummins and Isuzu had ÁËñÅé ÕÆåÅ ÃÆ ÇÕ À°Ô dzÜä previously announced that ù ÇÂð÷± ç¶ ÚËÇÃà ÓÚ Â¶ÕÆÇÕÌå they’re looking to integrate ÕðéÅ ÚÅÔ°³ç¶ Ôé å» ÇÕ ÜÅêÅéÆ the engine into Isuzu’s chas- Isuzu Commercial Truck of Canada president Shaun À°åÃðÜé Çéïî» çÆ êÅñäÅ sis to meet Japanese emis- Skinner (left) discusses the new partnership with Rob Ô¯ ÃÕ¶Í À°é·» é¶ ÇÂ¾Õ À°μéå sion regulations. They’ve Neitke, executive director of Cummins’ north American åÕéÅñ¯ÜÆ ÃîÞ½åÅ òÆ ÕÆåÅ ÔË Ü¯ also entered an Advanced truck OEM business. Screen capture ÇÕ êÅòðàð¶é åÕéÅñ¯ÜÆ ÓÚ Ã»ÞÆ Technology Agreement that ÇÂð÷± ÕîðôÆÁñ àð¾Õ ÁÅø ÕËé¶âÅ ç¶ êÌË÷Æâ˺à ô½é ÃÇÕéð (Ö¾ì¶ êÅö) Ö¯Ü ìÅð¶ ÔË - ÇÂñËÕÇàÌÕ ÇòÕñê» covers joint research into var- ÕÇî³Ã À°μåðÆ ÁîðÆÕÆ àð¾Õ ú.ÂÆ.ÁËî. ÕÅð¯ìÅð ç¶ ÕÅðÜÕÅðÆ âÅÇÂðËÕàð Ãî¶åÍ ious powertrain technologies ð½ì éÆåÕ¶ éÅñ éòƺ íÅÂÆòÅñÆ ìÅð¶ ÚðÚÅ Õðç¶ Ô¯Â¶Í ÃÕÌÆé ÕËêÚð ÕÇî³Ã ç¶ À°μåðÆ ÁîðÆÕÆ àð¾Õ — including electric options. ú.ÂÆ.ÁËî. ÕÅð¯ìÅð ç¶ ÕÅðÜÕÅðÆ The Cummins B Series dieâÅÇÂðËÕàð ð¯ì éÆåÕ¶ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ÕÇî³Ã ìÆ ÃÆðÆ÷ âÆ÷ñ dzÜä é¶ sel engines have proven themselves over almost 40 years of õ°ç ù D@ ÃÅñ» çÆ ÃðÇòà ç½ðÅé ÃÅìå ÕÆåÅ Ô¯ÇÂÁÅ ÔËÍ Áå¶ ÇÂé·» 寺 service, said Rob Neitke, executive director of Cummins’ North Ö¶åÆìÅóÆ, Ö°çÅÂÆ Áå¶ À°ÃÅðÆ Ãî¶å ÕÂÆ Ö¶åð» ÓÚ Õ³î ÇñÁÅ Ç×ÁÅ ÔËÍ American truck OEM business. And they’ve been put to work in ÕñÅà F ÁËø.àÆ.ÁÅð. ×¾âÆ ç¶ Õ°¾ñ íÅð çÆ ð¶Çà³× BE,IE@-êÅÀ±ºâ diverse segments including agriculture, mining, and construction. Ô¯ò¶×Æ, ÜçÇÕ ô̶äÆ G ÁËø.òÆ.ÁÅð. CC,@@@-êÅÀ±ºâ Ö¶åð ÓÚ Õçî The Class 6 FTR will come with a 25,950-lb. gross vehicle ð¾Ö¶×ÅÍ ×ÌÅÔÕ» Õ¯ñ ÇÂ¾Õ ÁËø.òÆ.ÁÅð. ù ÕñÅà F ÓÚ âÆð¶Çà³× Õðé çÅ weight rating, while the Class 7 FVR will venture into 33,000-lb. ÇòÕñê òÆ Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ territory. Customers will also have the option of derating an dzÜä ù ÇÂ¾Õ ÁËñÆÃé BE@@ ÁÅð.âÆ.ÁËÃ. àð»ÃÇîôé ÓÚ ñÅÇÂÁÅ FVR to a Class 6. ÜÅò¶×ÅÍ The engine will be mated to an Allison 2500 RDS transmission. àð¾Õ õ°ç Á¾á ò·Æñì¶Ã ÓÚ ÁÅò¶×Å, ܯ ÇÕ AEB 寺 BDH-ÇÂ³Ú ìÆ.ìÆ.ÃÆ. The truck itself will come in eight wheelbases, ranging from ÓÚ Ô¯ä׶, Áå¶ ÇÂé·» ÓÚ Õ°¾Þ Ãí 寺 ò¾âÆÁ» ìÅâÆ÷ ôÅîñ Ô¯ä×ÆÁ» ܯ ÇÕ 152 to 248-inch BBCs, and include some of the largest bodies ÇÂ¾Õ îÆâÆÁî-ÇâÀ±àÆ àð¾Õ ÓÚ Çø¾à Ô¯ ÃÕçÆÁ» ÔéÍ ÃàÅÂÆÇñ³×-óì³èå that can fit on a medium-duty truck. Styling-related upgrades Áê×̶â ÓÚ ôÅîñ Ôé éòƺÁ» ×Çð¾ñ Áå¶ ÁËñ.ÂÆ.âÆ. ÔËμâñ˺êÍ include a new grille and LED headlamps.
32 APRIL 2021
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