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THE DAKAR TEST
Trakker overcomes the stiffest challenges
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LIVE FROM THE RALLY
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THE FASCINATION OF THE RACE
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REVOLUTIONARY DUAL ENERGY
Radio Deejay broadcasts from the desert
The Iveco team talk about emotions
The environmentally friendly concept
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A HI-TECH FLAGSHIP
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HI-eSCR
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IVECO AND METHANE
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IVECO AND SPORT
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AN ECOLOGICAL CHOICE
The technological content of the new Stralis Hi-Way
For compliance with Euro VI Standards
The company's commitment to the environment
Sponsorships in 2013
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IVECO PLUS SALES MAGAZINE - MAY 2013 - PRODUCED BY IVECO. Editor in chief: Enzo Gioachin / Director: Maurizio Pignata / Editorial Board: Luigi Antonacci (coordination), Alessandra Collura, Marco Monacelli, Francesco Novo, Maurizio Pignata, Sara Buosi / Editorial Staff: Stefania Castano, Francesca Rech, Carola Popaiz, Nicola Grande, Giancarlo Riolfo, Paola Ravizza / Collaborators: Alessandro Fresia, Andrea Capello, Antonio Cupi, Antonio Palmieri, Chiara Moneghini, Claudio Crivellaro, Domenico Gostoli, Fabrizio Bianco, Federico Giovanetti, Giuseppe Francesco Simonato, Maria Elena Gianotti, Norberto Codegone / Market Correspondents: Joao Delgado Rodrigo (Portugal), Nicolas Depla (North Europe), Fabrizio Dessy (Turkey), Nigel Emms (UK), Timothée Hage (Benelux), Lydie Le Corre (France), Manfred Kuchlmayr (Germany), Nikolay Lebedev (Russia), Ana Montenegro (Spain), Robert Zajkowski (Poland) / Iveco Management and Editrorial Office, Via Puglia 35, 10156 Turin / Concept: Studio Sanna Adv / Editore Satiz srl, registered with Court of Turin, no. 1 01/2013 / Printed by Satiz srl
W W W. I V E C O. C O M
EDITORIAL BY
MAURIZIO PIGNATA
THANK YOU GUYS.
Thank you guys. A big thank you to the guys in the Petronas De Rooy Iveco Team who, after fifteen memorable days of racing, brought home a fourth, ninth and thirteenth place in the 2013 Dakar, in South America. And being just three minutes away from third place, after 40 hours of racing and a thrilling fightback, makes us appreciate all the more the amazing 2012 result - with victory for Gerard De Rooy and three other teams in the first ten. Nevertheless, the effective teamwork and the reliability of the Iveco Trakkers - subjected to a backbreaking tour de force over an 8000 kilometre route crammed with all manner of obstacles and with weather conditions verging on the disastrous - proved themselves to be the right combination for winning seven of the thirteen stages and getting two vehicles in the first ten overall. The rally also allowed our engineers to gather a mass of information to further improve the quality of our products. Teamwork and reliability, people and products: these are the words you build a business on. Iveco, as proven concretely by its performance in the toughest rally in the world, has got its house in order. The rally has demonstrated that, for people working in the right spirit, no obstacle is insurmountable. And we know how much the market resembles an obstacle course, where he who prevails isn't just the one with the best product, but the one that's quicker than the others at seizing all the opportunities. The New Trakker - but also the Stralis Hi-Way, the Eurocargo and Daily - are the pillars of our team because are innovative, reliable and competitive products. If Iveco steers them well, they'll definitely be able to overcome the challenge of the everyday Dakar, the market. But let's say something about us and this new issue of Iveco Plus, which, as you shall see, develops along two lines: that of sharing the Dakar experience with you in order to get some useful hints for our everyday work, and that of the environment, a theme that Iveco has always been sensitive to. The company has always been attentive to the subject of sustainable mobility, with its vehicles often being one step ahead of legislative requirements whilst, at the same time, catering for the sensitivities of public opinion. In the pages to follow we'll tell you how much the Daily and the Stralis Hi-Way, the standard-bearers of our light and heavy duty ranges, are committed in this area. Finally, in order to produce a magazine that is even closer to your needs and expectations, we present the new online version of Iveco Plus and all the related functionalities. Read on. Maurizio Pignata
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THE TEST by Giancarlo Riolfo
TRAKKER DESERT CHALLENGE EXCELLENT RESULTS IN THE BACKBREAKING OFF-ROAD RACE, WITH THREE IVECO TRUCKS REACHING THE FINISH LINE AND VICTORY IN SEVEN OF THE THIRTEEN STAGES. AN EXTREMELY HARD 8000Km ROUTE THAT BROUGHT THE TOUGHNESS AND RELIABILITY OF THE IVECO ALL-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE TO THE FORE.
Three trucks in the first 13, with Gerard De Rooy winning seven stages out of thirteen and coming within a hair's breadth of the winners' podium (a difference of just three minutes), followed by Renè Kuipers and Miki Biasion. This, after eight thousand backbreaking kilometres, is the final balance for the Iveco De Rooy team in the 2013 Dakar. A gruelling race, all down to matter of seconds after two weeks of driving. With bad luck playing its part, the team sponsored by the petrol colossus Petronas didn't manage to repeat the success of last year, but the Iveco trucks - especially the New Trakker, a bona fide version of the New Stralis Hi-Way - demonstrated the reliability of Iveco trucks. Even without the competitive aspect, the Dakar is a formidable test for vehicles and their components, strained beyond all limits for two full weeks of racing.
Two weeks that are worth much more than twenty years in the harshest possible conditions. The legendary rally, originating in the Sahara region of Africa and transferred to the no less gruelling deserts of South America in 2009, is thus a cocktail of adventure, passion and physical endurance. But at the same time, it's also an important media event for manufacturers and, above all, an irreplaceable testing ground. A stiff test, passed with top marks by the new Trakker; all the more important because the vehicles competing are virtually standard series with just a few minor changes: the boosting of the Cursor 13 engine to 840 horsepower, but without replacing any of the standard components (further confirmation of the toughness and reliability of these engines), and the fitting of the equipment required by safety regulations. And so the Trakkers used in the Dakar are the same as those on sale at your dealerships. Vehicles designed and built to work in the most extreme conditions, such as
for off-road use or in quarries and on construction sites. A complete range of trucks, available with 8 and 13-litre Cursor engines, from 310 to 500 HP and no less than six wheel drive configurations: 4x2, 4x4, 6x4, 6x6, 8x4 and 8x8. Off-road vehicles built to be indestructible, but also to give maximum driver comfort. The cabs, in fact, are perfectly protected from the outside environment, airconditioned and ergonomically designed down to the finest detail. Also, the Eurotronic automated gearbox, offered as an alternative to the Ecosplit manual gearbox, is designed to reduce driver fatigue. In addition to all this, the Trakker is a champion in terms of energy-saving and ecology, thanks to the innovative HI-eSCR exhaust gas treatment system, available from july 2013, which guarantees compliance with the forthcoming Euro VI emission limits whilst ensuring high energy efficiency.
MIKI BIASON INTERVIEW by Francesca Rech
READY FOR A NEW ADVENTURE
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He's just back from the Dakar, the most fascinating and demanding rally in the world, but already prepared to take on a new challenge. Miki Biasion, the1988 and 1989 world rally champion who has been with Iveco for years in the Dakar project, is just back from grinding through almost 14 thousand kilometres in an Iveco New Trakker Evolution 2 in Latin America (8000 kilometres of racing plus inter-stage travel and special trials) – an average of 800-1000 kilometres a day – where he finished thirteenth (and let's not forget the
fine performance of the other members of the Iveco team: Derooy fourth and Kuipers ninth). "It's the most dangerous and exhausting race in the world" – Biasion admits – "and in my category, trucks, the competition over the last few years has grown exponentially to a really high level. In 2013, for example, there were 80 teams in the race with 30 of them capable of winning. But just do this race once – it's pure adrenalin, fascinating, competitive – and it gets into your blood. You can't do without it".
THE ADVENTURE by Paola Ravizza
“YOU ARE IN THE DAKAR” A BLOGGER AND A RADIO DEEJAY VIDEO-MAKER ON THE TRAIL OF THE IVECO TEAM TALK ABOUT THEIR RALLY An adventure within an adventure - that's what it's been for blogger and action sports-lover Gross and his film-maker travel companion. A trip to Peru on behalf of Radio Deejay, on the trail of our exclusive rally team. The result? "You are in the Dakar", a project designed to emphasise the potentials of integrated communication using radio, TV, the Internet and social media, in a series of direct live connections from some of the "craziest" places on the route - such as the Nazca Desert - with radio interviews, stories on Gross's personal blog and a forty minute documentary film on the Iveco Team. Before setting off, Gross knew very little about the race: "a tough motor race, with a strong bond between men and vehicles. And that was about it", he says.
"It was a shock - he goes on - from the moment we got to Lima. We had to figure out everything, straight away. But everything happened really fast and "our start" was a disaster: on foot, no luggage because it had been loaded into the press car, and no phones because they'd been stolen. It was an experience, from beginning to end. Physically, it can be summed up like this: before leaving my shirts were XXL and now I wear an M". How did it go, on the trail of the Iveco team? "Excellently. I'm full of admiration for these drivers travelling at crazy speeds in their Trakkers at maximum stress levels. They've got lots of guts. And then I got on particularly well with Biasion and his navigator,
Since 2009, the Dakar hasn't actually been staged in Africa , but in South America, where it was met with passionate popular support. "Dunes, jumps, bends and stony ground: these are the real adversaries in this contest" - says the champion. "The Dakar is a race against yourself, where you're pitted against your own limits and fears, all alone in the immensity of nature. But that's what makes it so fascinating. Here, more than driving ability, it's experience, tactics and physical strength that count. The first adversary you have to fear and respect is nature, with its wonderful scenery and its traps: traps that can cost you the race". It must be because of the Dakar that Miki
Umberto Fiori". What kind of person is Biasion? "He's great. The stories he used to tell - I've still got them in my head, but to the sounds of "his" music, Italian progressive rock of the 70s and 80s, like PFM and Area. When he was interviewed by Vic, too (one of the DJs from Radio Deejay, n.d.), he came to talk on the radio and showed himself to be a great communicator". How was it in the Andes? "We got up to 4700 metres; there was no air, my head was spinning. But it was worth it. I would have liked to have had a TV camera in my brain the whole time to film the billions of beautiful sensations. In the meantime, I inundated the Iveco site with my photos". And when you got back to Bergamo, your city? "I went straight up into the mountains, in the midst of the peace and calm". The most frequent comment of the Radio Deejay listeners? "Do you need somebody to come and help you with your bags?". Would you do the Dakar again? "Everybody, right from the first day, was saying "Who got me to do this? Never again", and then at the end they were planning their next Dakar". And you? "Me too. I would even go on a scooter". Come on, Gross, it's true that you're young and strong, but those routines in the desert sands... not even on Top Gear. Meanwhile, as Gross sweated it out on the course, in the studio there was another Dakar. "Comfortably seated in an armchair" as laughingly described by "historical" deejay Linus, founder of Linus radio. How did the agreement with Iveco happen? "Initially, the contact was commercial. And then, from that, we developed a project that was to everybody's liking. I myself, ever since I was a kid, have always been mad about rallies, and heard lots of romantic tales about what was then the Paris-Dakar. So I seized the opportunity. And then, it's the kind of subject
that's popular with our audience, made up mainly of males aged 25-30: adventure with a vaguely romantic element and a hint of machismo. Dust and sweat, man and his vehicle versus nature”.
RADIO DEEJAY ORGANISED DIRECT LIVE CONNECTIONS EVEN IN THE NAZCA DESERT
A working agreement to be repeated? "Why not?". If there hadn't been the new media (TV and Internet), do you still think it would have been possible to report on the Dakar? "I'm not a great defender of technology at all costs, but in this case it was useful, if not essential. The Dakar is something to be seen, something to “breathe”, even sitting at home. Certain situations can't be recounted with words". Have you ever been a spectator at a Dakar? "Never, but I've always wanted to go to one, when I hear it being talked about. Then, when you think of our boys setting off in perfect form and then coming back reduced to a pulp..." Gross was enthusiastic about the communicative abilities of Biasion. Is he ready for Radio Deejay? "Let's say, the audition went well!".
DEEJAY LINUS (PASQUALE DI MOLFETTA) IS RADIO DEEJAY'S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. ABOVE LEFT: BLOGGER GROSS WITH MIKI BIASION. BELOW: THE ITALIAN CHAMPION AGAIN WITH DUTCH DRIVER GÉRARD DE ROOY
Biasion, born in 1958, looks like he's in such good shape. "This year" - he tells us - "I was like a finely tuned violin. "I did a lot of aerobic work in the months leading up to the rally, concentrating on the dorsal and abdominal muscles, the ones most subject to stress in the long hours behind the wheel of the truck, and I went on a diet to prepare myself physically. This was also to help me cope with the drastic changes in temperature I was subject to, going from coastal sand dunes by the ocean to heights of four thousand metres in the Andes Cordillera. Extreme situations and stresses that me and my Trakker had to deal with in thousands of kilometres of racing".
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PHOTO STORY
The Dakar is an event that goes beyond the challenges of competition and technology. It's pure spectacle, mobilising masses of people that are prepared to breathe dust, sleep in bivouacs and cope with thousands of difficulties in order to follow the race." This page shows some of moments shared by the Iveco team in the race. The desert sections and dunes that the competitors had to face up to in South America are every bit the equal of the Ergs of the Sahara.
See the "Iveco Dakar 2013 - Thank you guys!" video on:
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DAKAR by Paola Ravizza
THE HIDDEN FASCINATION OF THE DAKAR LONG MONTHS OF PREPARATION AND STRATEGIES. THE RALLY OF RALLIES LEAVES A STREAM OF EMOTIONS IN ITS WAKE FOR THE IVECO TEAM. THE WORDS OF GIUSEPPE FRANCESCO SIMONATO, IVECO RALLY TEAM TECHNICIAN IN THE 2013 DAKAR In a few words, how would you describe the emotion of the Dakar? "The Dakar has a hidden fascination, something that only the people who've lived through it can explain. A "je ne sais quoi" made up of long months of preparation and strategies, a sense of belonging to a select group of participants and vehicles transformed into travel companions that are almost human. But the Dakar is even more than that: in Peru, the country the race started from, the Dakar 2013 was a national event that mobilised institutions and people at all levels. A real collective "investment", fĂŞted by thousands of people at the start. For everybody, the emotion of being amongst the crowds in Lima on the 5th of January will remain unforgettable." What were the drivers' feelings at the start of the rally? "The Iveco team started off knowing it could win, but the strength of the adversaries became clear immediately Kamaz, Tatra, Man and Liaz above all. In the first days, De Rooy was in the lead. But the pace of the race was really fast right from the start, with narrow gaps between leading trucks. In conditions like that, you can't make mistakes. A stop can lose you precious time and positions."
And during the race? "There was always a lot of tension, also because the racing conditions in this year's Dakar were some of the most difficult in the history of the event. The "improbable" route, thought up by the "wicked" mind of Tiziano Siviero, former rally navigator and long-time copilot of Biasion, really put the teams to the test and they would get to the night bivouacs literally shattered." When did you get the first signs of uncertainty? "The alarm bells started ringing for the Iveco team on the fourth day, when Stacey overturned on a sand dune in an attempt to take the lead. It was a dramatic moment. In the eighth stage, the treacherous Peruvian desert sands stopped De Rooy, who was leading. He got stuck in the sand and had to wait twenty-six long minutes for his team mates to rescue him. In the meantime his adversaries gained ground and took the lead. At the bivouac in that unfortunate stage, the Kamaz "patron" said to me: "For us, the race starts tomorrow". " Eight thousand kilometres; different environments, different terrains and different technical difficulties. How did the Iveco team cope with all this?
"After overcoming the pitfalls of the desert with limited damage, our drivers never gave up. Gerard De Rooy, Renè Kuipers, Miki Biasion, Jo Adua and Hans Stacey stuck to their guns, despite all the highs and lows, combating the gains of their adversaries. Getting to Chile, after Argentina, was a kind of bitter relief after fourteen days of such intensity. It wasn't just the teams that were put to the test, but also the vehicles. The comparison between trucks and cars was remorseless: 70% of the trucks reached the finish line, as opposed to 50% of the cars. This is understandable: trucks are tougher, higher, with less acceleration but greater power. That's why the giants of the Dakar overcame the extremes of the South American course with less damage." Men and vehicles. This too lies at the source of the Dakar legend. "Certainly, and don't think that all the technology that now surrounds the driver to safeguard everybody taking part - especially satellite technology - has made things easier. No, it's still the person that has to put his heart into overcoming the obstacles.
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DUAL ENERGY by Stefania Castano
AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CONCEPT IVECO RESEARCH DELIVERS DUAL ENERGY, A REVOLUTIONARY CHASSIS COMBINING NUMEROUS TECHNOLOGICAL POSSIBILITIES FOR TOMORROW'S LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES
Iveco Dual Energy is the name of a concept that for Iveco is a sign-post to the future and an answer to the continuously evolving needs of the transport community. After all, research and experimentation on new technological solutions is what paves the way to tomorrow's commercial success, and Iveco is highly active in precisely this field. Iveco Dual Energy was specifically developed as part of an "open and collaborative innovation project": in other words, it is the result of a cooperative workshop with various important partners, where ideas, skills and passions were shared.
zero pollutant emissions and minimal acoustic impact in urban conditions, and the other hybrid (thermoelectric), suitable for longer distances but still reducing carbon dioxide emissions by up to 25% compared to a standard diesel engine. This solution makes it possible to recapture energy through a simple functional principle: the kinetic energy produced by the diesel engine, which during braking or slowing down would normally be dispersed, is converted into electrical energy and stored in a high power density battery. On request, this energy can then be used for traction. This, however, is just one of the many possible traction options. Actually the Iveco Dual Energy chassis is conceived to handle various different kinds of traction: not only electric plus hybrid, but also electric plus methane, for example. Different kinds of traction can also accompany different kinds of vehicle usage: city vans, small builder's lorries, school buses, camping caravans, etc.
different missions, outstanding functional flexibility, plus reduced environmental impact... all without compromising vehicle performance: Iveco Dual Energy is a chassis that opens up multiple opportunities. The goal is always to ensure the customer maximum productivity.
THE ELECTRICALLY AND ELECTROHYDRAULICALLY CONTROLLED BRAKE SYSTEM IS MADE BY BREMBO. EMPLOYING ULTRALIGHT CARBON CERAMIC DISCS ON ALL WHEELS, IT ENABLES FULL REGENERATIVE BRAKING, EXPLOITING KINETIC ENERGY TO RECHARGE BATTERIES. IT ALSO INTERFACES WITH THE ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS (ADAS) THAT AID THE DRIVER IN MOMENTS OF DANGER, THUS BOOSTING OVERALL SAFETY LEVELS.
To sum up, a broad selection of options for carrying out a whole range of
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This joint effort, involving a number of major international companies, made it possible to combine the best research in the field of sustainable transport and focus it on a single lightweight vehicle (see boxes for details). The starting points were the concepts of flexibility and modularity that have always been the Daily's strengths. Taking these features to their limit by using new technologies, every component and function has been rethought and redeveloped in order to make the vehicle suitable for two kinds of jobs: firstly, "last mile" deliveries in cities or other areas where traffic speed is limited, with a maximum speed of 50 km per hour, and secondly, longer journeys on nonurban roads. This also taking into account different cargo situations and avoiding a reduction in speed values. Iveco Dual Energy's flexibility is based above all on its ability to offer the most suitable power source for every different journey. As its name implies, the concept offers the driver two different kinds of traction: one exclusively electric, producing
THE LITHIUM-ION TRACTION BATTERY, DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH JOHNSON CONTROLS, SUPPLIES HIGH POWER DENSITY ELECTRICITY STORAGE. IT'S EFFICIENT, RELIABLE AND RECHARGES RAPIDLY.
ABOVE: IVECO DUAL ENERGY ON SHOW AT FIV. BELOW: CONCEPT CROSS-SECTION.
DAINESE D-AIR TECHNOLOGY, ALREADY EMPLOYED IN THE WORLD OF MOTORBIKE RACING, THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN REINVENTED BY IVECO TO OFFER A NEW TOP PROTECTION PARADIGM FOR INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES: SPECIAL HIGH PRESSURE 3D STRUCTURE AIR-BAGS AND "COLD" TECHNOLOGY GAS GENERATORS CREATE A PROTECTIVE SHELL AROUND THE SEATS AND THEIR OCCUPANTS IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME. THIS COMBINATION MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO COMBINE SAFETY AND COMFORT AND TO GUARANTEE MAXIMUM SHOCK ABSORPTION WITH MINIMUM OBSTRUCTION.
INCREASED PAYLOAD CAPACITY AND REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION ARE KEY ELEMENTS IN A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE. WITH IVECO DUAL ENERGY BOTH THINGS ARE POSSIBLE, THANKS TO A CONSTRUCTION DESIGN THAT REDUCES THE NUMBER OF COMPONENTS THROUGH FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATIONS, AND THE USE OF LATEST GENERATION LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS FOR THE CHASSIS, SUSPENSION AND DRIVE SHAFT. ADVANCED HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL (AHSS), FOR EXAMPLE, HAS BEEN USED FOR THE CHASSIS, FOR ITS ABILITY TO ABSORB HUGE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY. THIS HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE TO OPTIMISE CHASSIS THICKNESSES AND THEREFORE REDUCE ITS WEIGHT, IN ONE STROKE IMPROVING BOTH MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY . FOR THE SAME PURPOSE, VARIOUS COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED USING COMPOSITE PLASTIC MATERIAL, SETTING NEWS STANDARDS FOR REDUCING VEHICLE WEIGHT AND FURTHER IMPROVING ITS STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE. PARTNERS: ARCELORMITTAL, SOLE AND XPERION.
THE STEERING SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH ZF TO REDUCE THE SERVO CONTROL'S POWER NEEDS AND THE ABSORPTION OF ELECTRICITY WHEN THE SYSTEM IS IN STAND-BY. IT OFFERS ADVANCED FUNCTIONS SUCH AS DRIVE ASSIST SUPPORT, PLUS AUTOMATIC REVERSE AND PARKING SYSTEMS.
THE DUAL LEVEL COOLING SYSTEM, DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH DENSO, IS COMPOSED OF TWO CIRCUITS WITH TWO TEMPERATURE LEVELS: ONE FOR DEALING WITH ENGINE HEAT, AND ONE FOR AUXILIARY APPLIANCES. ADVANTAGES: MORE FLEXIBILITY IN COOLING ELECTRICAL COMMAND SYSTEMS AND REDUCED FUEL CONSUMPTION THANKS TO A MORE EFFICIENT THERMAL ENGINE.
THE ELECTRIC MOTOR/GENERATOR IS A BOSCH E-DRIVE, CONTROLLED BY AN INVERTER THAT SUPPLIES THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF POWER TO THE POWERTRAIN, ACCORDING TO ITS VARYING NEEDS. IT CONSTITUTES A FLEXIBLE PLATFORM INTEGRATED WITH THE VEHICLE'S ARCHITECTURE.
THE MULTIMODAL REDUCTION UNIT IS THE TECHNOLOGICAL CORE OF THE CONCEPT, DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH FPT INDUSTRIAL. IT CONTROLS THE FLUX OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRIC POWER USED BY THE VEHICLE, ENSURING OPTIMUM EFFICIENCY IN ANY OPERATIVE MODALITY. FPT INDUSTRIALIS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE F1A INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, A SECOND GENERATION 4 CYLINDER 2.3 LITRE COMMON RAIL DIESEL ENGINE THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO REACH MAXIMUM TORQUE/POWER WITH MINIMAL FUEL CONSUMPTION.
THE USE OF NON-CONVENTIONAL SURFACES FOR HEAT DISPERSION CREATES A SYNERGY BETWEEN AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE AND COOLING. THESE PRINCIPLES HAVE BEEN EXPLOITED DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLANAR HEAT EXCHANGER IN COLLABORATION WITH CRF. THIS IS A DEVICE THAT OFFERS THE DOUBLE ADVANTAGE OF IMPROVING THE SHAPE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE FRONT AIR VENTS AND, CONSEQUENTLY, REDUCING THEIR AERODYNAMIC RESISTANCE.
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THE NEW STRALIS HI-WAY by Carlo Giari
STRALIS, HI-TECH FLAGSHIP
TECHNICAL INNOVATION HELPS IVECO'S NEW "HEAVYWEIGHT" TO OFFER "LIGHTWEIGHT" OPERATIONAL AND FUEL COSTS. NOT TO MENTION DRIVER COMFORT, IN THE SHAPE OF AN INNOVATORY CAB DESIGNED AROUND HIS REQUIREMENTS
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More about the New Stralis Hi-Way, a benchmark performer among European heavyweights. A heavy truck conceived and designed with three goals in mind: customer satisfaction, driver comfort and, above all, reduction in overall operational costs. Take for example the new Euro VI Cursor engines, the subject of the article on the following page. Thanks to the revolutionary HI-eSCR system, these engines will conform to future European limits without having to resort to exhaust gas recirculation, thus increasing power and so improving performance and fuel saving. As well as offering all the technological solutions already available in the ECOSTRALIS version (with TÜV-certified fuel savings of 7,32%), the New Stralis Hi-Way also offers improved aerodynamics (Cx below 3%), the Driving Style Evaluation system and new telematic services that improve vehicle efficiency and further reduce operative costs. All this produces a reduction in total cost of ownership of up to 4%, with the lower cost of repair and maintenance contracts contributing strongly to this result. Hand-in-hand with focus on operative costs goes driver care. For Iveco this too is a priority: it shows greater respect for those who perform a highly demanding job and reduces driver stress, with consequent productivity benefits. It would be useless, after to all, to have equipped the New Stralis Hi-Way with electronic systems such as the latest generation Brake Assist System (BAS) without also dedicating equal care to
the most important safety device of all: the man at the wheel. The New Stralis Hi-Way cab was been designed by the Iveco Style Centre and is not just an example of Italian Style: it has been designed to offer minimum aerodynamic resistance, maximum driver comfort and a focus on the smallest ergonomic details that can help reduce driver fatigue and, above all, distraction. The flagship cab version available for the New Stralis is the Hi-Way high roof version, which is particularly suitable for long distance journeys. This offers a space of 10 cubic metres: like a little bed-sit! The driver's seat is ventilated, heated and comes with integrated height-adjustable safety-belts. The dashboard has an ergonomic and practical design, conceived to offer all necessary information in the clearest and quickest way possible. The numerous pockets and compartments for storing small objects – more than thirty in all – are easily accessible and well lit. An optional 50-litre fridge is also available. In the "rest area", the High Comfort lower bed is 80 centimetres wide and over two metres long, offering ample space for the tallest driver. It boasts an ultra-comfort mattress supported by wooden slats, and an adjustable back-rest for short rests.
The New Stralis Hi-Way is also available with the Iveconnect system, offering a 7-inch colour touch-screen for connecting to infotainment and navigation services, as well as driving aids and fleet management. This has two sets of integrated functions. Iveconnect Drive includes satellite navigation, Driving Style Evaluation, which evaluates driving style and suggests improvements that would reduce fuel consumption, plus Driver Attention Support, which protects the driver from the risk of dozing off at the wheel. Iveconnect Fleet, on the other hand, provides a wide range of useful services relating to optimising a company's fleet organisation, including delivery times, driving shifts and vehicle maintenance. It also offers satellite localisation and telematic options that are invaluable in breakdown situations or emergencies.
BELOW: THE NEW STRALIS HI-WAY'S DASHBOARD AND WHEEL. ON THE FACING PAGE: (1) AN ENGINE FROM THE EURO VI RANGE, (2) THE NEW AERODYNAMIC PANELS, IN GREEN AND BLUE, (3) THE SCR SYSTEM AND THE UNIT'S POSITION IN THE NEW CHASSIS LAYOUT.
EURO VI by Carola Popaiz
EURO VI: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
TO CONFORM WITH NEW AND STRICTER EUROPEAN UNION REGULATIONS, ALL TRUCK MANUFACTURERS HAVE ADOPTED MIXED EGR-SCR TECHNOLOGY. IVECO, HOWEVER, HAS OPTED FOR THE MORE RELIABLE "SCR ONLY" SYSTEM, OFFERING BETTER PERFORMANCE, LOWER FUEL CONSUMPTION AND LESS ENGINE HEATING
On the 1st of January 2014 the new Euro VI regulations on truck and coach pollution will be implemented. Compared to Euro V, this law will impose a reduction of 77% in emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and 66% in soot particles. Put another way, nitrogen oxides will have to be reduced from 2 to 0.46 g/kWh,and soot particles from 0.03 to 0.01 g/kWh. Various solutions for complying with Euro VI were presented at the last Hanover Motor Show.
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In order to adapt to the European Union's strict rules, all manufacturers of commercial vehicles opted for a combination of EGR and SCR systems, i.e. exhaust gas recirculation and selective catalytic reduction. All... except Iveco, who drew on FPT Industrial's depth of experience in engine-making and chose to optimise fuel combustion in order to eliminate most of the particles inside the engine and to further perfect the SCR system to produce the
Hi Efficiency SCR system. This solution makes it possible to reduce nitrogen oxides without having to resort to exhaust gas recirculation, with notable gains in performance. The environment will be grateful, and so will the engine, with fuel consumption remaining the same as for Euro V engines, while power and torque increase. Maintenance periods are still competitive compared to those of competitors: oil filter and oil changes at 150,000 kms, or at 18 months for the Cursor 11 and 13 models; changes of the AdBlue filter and pre-filter (150,000 kms to 300,000 kms), for the fuel filter (from 100,000 kms to 150,000 kms) and for the DPF at 450,000 kms on Cursor engines in Truck Long Haulage and Stralis applications. Two additional engines are now available on the new Euro VI models: the 400 HP Cursor 9 (suitable for weight-sensitive missions like fuel transport) and the 480 HP Cursor 11 (the kind of power that competitors can only achieve with higher displacements). Let's take a look at how this highly sophisticated technology works, remembering that it contributed to Hi-Way's triumph as “Truck of the Year 2013”. The Hi-eSCR system uses a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC), which reacts on contact with the engine's exhaust gases, transforming them into water and carbon dioxide, thus creating
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favourable conditions for passive regeneration inside the DPF particle filter. Apart from the DPF and the DOC, other components include the Urea Tank (New DeNOx 2.2), integrated with the Supply Module, a mixer for the AdBlue, the SCR (Selective Catalityc Reduction) and the Clean up Catalystic (CUC), which eliminates residual ammonia. And finally there are the AdBlue injection/mixing components and the exhaust gas sensors to monitor the post-treatment phase. The integration of these elements results in a compact overall system, with reduced dimensions and weight. The new Euro VI Cursor engines feature crankcase, cylinder heads and cylinders that have been redesigned for greater rigidity and to resist higher injection pressure. The Iveco Euro VI range, after all, adopts a latest generation Common Rail system with 2200 bar maximum pressure. As well as this, thanks to the throttle valve in the exhaust pipe, the new Super Engine Brake's braking power has increased by 30%. The Cursor Euro VI engines come with a single H-pattern manual gear-change, while the Eurotronic automatic gears remain the same, maintaining their exceptional advantages in driving comfort and running costs. Urea tank Urea tank NEW DENOX 2.2 UREA TANKS
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ENVIRONMENT
IVECO'S ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT
TECHNOLOGY, PLUS INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS, MAKE GAS-POWERED VEHICLES INCREASINGLY ATTRACTIVE. WE DISCUS THE ISSUE WITH DOMENICO GOSTOLI, LIGHT & MEDIUM PRODUCT MANAGING DIRECTOR
For years now, Iveco has been committed to developing vehicles with reduced environmental impact. This is why it has chosen Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) technology, a solution which offers one of the most favourable trade-offs between emissions, running costs and performance.
expect in the near future? "The market for methane vehicles is expanding rapidly. If we look at the official figures published by the Natural Gas Vehicle Association (NGVA), in 2001 there were about 1.7 million such vehicles in the world, roughly 13 million in 2011, and 65 million
DOMENICO GOSTOLI: A NOTABLE REDUCTION IN THE VEHICLE'S RUNNING COSTS DUE TO AN AVERAGE SAVING OF 45% IN FUEL EXPENDITURE.
Methane is the ultimate in ecological fuels, and one of the most abundantly present in nature. No refining processes are necessary, the gas being naturally 'ready for use'. Compared to traditional motor vehicle fuels – petrol and diesel – natural gas has a simpler molecular structure which releases a far smaller amount of damaging substances during the combustion process. Recently, the Italian branch of the Dutch TNT Express giant signed a contract with Iveco for the purchase of 115 Daily Natural Power models. On this subject we meet with Domenico Gostoli, Light & Medium Product Managing Director, to discus Iveco's strategy relating to methane-powered vehicles. Can you outline the market scenario for methane-powered commercial vehicles and the developments we can
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forecast by 2020. If we then look at Europe, in the last 10 years we see a growth from 400 thousand to a million. And the predicted growth in commercial vehicles in the global market between 2012 and 2019 is 14%. The rise in vehicle registration has also been encouraged by the increasingly widespread growth of service stations with methane (n.b. +15% in Europe from 2009 to 2012, ed.) and by the growing number of government incentives. Italy and France, for example, have both issued national directives allowing a CNG vehicle's payload to be considered as equivalent to a diesel-powered vehicle, discounting the weight of the gas tanks from vehicle weight, which on a 3.5 ton lorry corresponds to 60 kilos of gained capacity. Strong interest is also being shown in emergent areas rich in
methane resources, such as Russia, Africa and the Middle East, as I recently witnessed at a recent workshop in Israel, where we were present as a benchmark manufacturer for CNG technology." What does Iveco's offer consist of, and what are its main strengths compared to competitors? "Iveco is currently the only player present on the market that is capable of offering a complete range of methane-powered vehicles with "Diesel-like behaviour", i.e. with dynamic performance, reliability and maintenance features similar to diesel vehicles. This constitutes a unique sales opportunity, including the Daily, Eurocargo, Stralis models and the range of buses and coaches. Thanks to this offer, Iveco is the leader in Europe, selling 12 thousand vehicles since 1997, which represents a total usage of over a billion kilometres. If we focus on the Daily, it's worth underlining various features. One of these is the availability of a complete line-up from 3.5 to 7 tonnes, including vans, chassis cabs, crew cab vehicles and minibuses, with an engine that is particularly generous in terms of torque and driveability (350 Nm, ed.), being derived from a threelitre diesel version (unlike its main rival) and an outstanding fuel range which can exceed 300 kilometres. These are features that allow Iveco to turn its attention to the fringes of the CNG market, not just in its classic use by municipalities but also in typically diesel segments such as urban distribution and small artisan businesses. The most striking examples are the recent purchase of 115 natural gas vehicles by TNT Express and the long-running relationship we have with Tesco.com in the UK." What are the customer's main advantages in adopting a CNG solution? "The biggest and best known advantage is the notable reduction in the vehicle's running costs due to an average saving of 45% in fuel expenditure. On top of this come the drop in acoustic emissions, from 3 to 6 db (A), and in pollutant agents. In relation to the latter, it's important to emphasise that the pollutant agents emitted by CNG engines – typically Particles and Nitrogen
Oxides (NOx) – are already well below the limits fixed by Euro VI regulations. This offers customers the major advantage of being able to operate in urban areas where circulation restrictions exist, including night-time restrictions. On top of this, CNG vehicles benefit from the increasingly frequent purchase incentives offered by governing bodies. An example is that currently offered by the Rome Municipality for the renewal of commercial and industrial fleets, totalling some 2.5 million Euros. In this context, the municipal contribution to the purchase of a Daily Natural Power amounts to no less than 6,500 Euros. In Spain ministerial incentives that work in the same direction are being prepared. To these aspects we can also add the tax incentives already in operation in many European cities (mainly in Italy, UK and France), related to "Free circulation in green zone", “Registration Tax”, “Road Toll”, “Free Parking ”, “Fuel Taxation", etc….”. A provocative question: the real potential of this technology is still partially unexpressed owing to the limited capillary nature of the methane distribution network. What can Iveco do about this? "Firstly, in many Euro Zone nations the number of methane refuelling stations is mushrooming rapidly: as I already noted, the number of available service stations has risen by 15% between 2009 and 2012. In particular, between 2000 and 2011 Italy passed from 300 to 850 stations, while over the same period Germany went from 120 to 900. This is without taking into consideration the huge number of private stations that have been set up by
many customers who have opted for CNG technology. The European Community is also pursuing a strong trend towards incentives, activating specific projects and financing policies. But despite all this, public service stations distributing methane still represent an average of just 3% across Europe. And in many regions these are not uniformly distributed but suffer from being concentrated in certain areas. This undoubtedly constitutes a brake on the spread of methane-powered vehicles. In order to by-pass this system, Iveco has decided to take a parallel road by adopting the "Home Refuelling System": this is a way of allowing customers to install the means of refilling their vehicles directly at home by connecting them to the domestic natural gas distribution network using a special compressor. This is permitted under existing legislation, requires no particular maintenance and makes it possible for users to release themselves from public service stations. For this purpose Iveco has set up a commercial partnership with BRC, a global leader in CNG distribution and technology based in Cherasco, Piedmont, licensee and distributor of the home refuelling device. This option is already available in Italy, and will soon be so in other markets too, through a commercial offer connected with the CNG SuperVan, a top end vehicle in preparation, featuring pneumatic suspension, ESP and alloy wheels. This can be can be linked with three different models of the BRC Home Refuelling System which involve different costs and refuelling times, depending on specific customer needs. For example, there is the intermediate solution, conceived to refuel
the vehicle during the night: this makes it possible to completely refill a Daily with a 220 litre fuel tank, at home or on company premises, in 7 hours 30 minutes." So far, what are the results of this major Iveco commitment to CNG? "I'd say that the outstanding example is the result achieved by the Daily Natural Power range: here we've gone from roughly 400 vehicles in 2011 to almost a thousand in 2012, while for 2013 we already have contracts for over 300 orders, an undeniably satisfying result. Our short-term goal is to reach two thousand sales a year, thanks also to the commercial partnership with BRC. In conclusion, with an eye to making our range of methane-powered vehicles even more competitive, we're working especially hard on improving our fuel range, reducing vehicle weight and optimising the Total Cost of Ownership.
METHANE-POWERED DAILYS, PART OF THE TNT FLEET; ABOVE, THE SYSTEM FOR REFUELLING WITH NATURAL GAS FROM THE DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
CITY LOG by Giancarlo Riolfo
"INTELLIGENT" LOGISTICS IN THE CITY Less traffic and more clean air in the city, thanks to a more efficient organisation of door-to-door deliveries. This is the aim of the Citylog project, an experiment under way in three major European cities: Berlin, Lyon and Turin. Iveco is also a partner in this project, along with the Fiat Research Centre, local authorities and the TNT Express courier group. The idea is to revolutionise the process of distribution, optimising the use of much fewer vehicles than were previously employed. Before, TNT Express used to use a large fleet of vehicles and vans that would set off from the company's base on the outskirts of each city and invade its streets. Now, instead, a small interchange area operates in a central zone.
Every morning a single medium-sized truck drives from the TNT base to the interchange area, carrying various "load units", i.e. large containers holding material for delivery sorted by zone. Then, using a simple mechanism in the truck, the load units for each zone of the city are quickly transferred to the relative Iveco Daily van: a compact vehicle, highly manoeuvrable (the model chosen has the shortest wheelbase) and with low environmental impact. Each of these then covers its chosen part of the city, delivering its contents at the same time as collecting other items. At the end of their duties, the load units are returned to the larger truck and driven back to the main TNT Express base.
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SPONSORSHIPS by Francesca Rech
IVECO AND SPORT
IVECO JOINS THE FRAY ALONGSIDE MOTOGP MOTORCYCLES, FORMULA 1 CARS AND THE ITALIAN SOCCER TEAM
2013 marks a renewal of the winning team of Iveco and MotoGP motorcycles, thanks to the partnership with Dorna Sports, the company which organises the MotoGP championship. This commitment will see the Iveco brand providing 13 bright orange Iveco New Stralis Hi-Way trucks and 4 Dailys (two vans and two Combi vans), for the transport of team offices, mobile garages, equipment and personnel.
This agreement will ensure maximum visibility for Iveco at each championship circuit, which started at the season's first event in Qatar on 7 April, where the brand made itself seen on the first two corners, as it will do again on 16 June in the GP race in Catalonia. Iveco will also take the role of "Title Sponsor" at the Grand Prix in Assen on 29 June and Aragón on 29 September. Brand presence at these last two events will not only be static but will also feature high impact moving images on led screens. And that's not the end of it: Iveco has also renewed its partnership with the Yamaha team of two-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo and the revived Valentino Rossi, back in the squad after his parenthesis with Ducati.
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The brand will be visible on the fairings of both riders' bikes, while as a technical partner it will provide 7 New Stralis Hi-Way trucks for the transportation of racing equipment and as hospitality stands. The New Stralis Hi-Way recently celebrated with Jorge Lorenzo their respective "World Championship" victories, as Truck of the Year and GP Motorbike champion, with a dual international advertising campaign: "Number Ones on road and racetrack." "The strategy behind this sponsorship" – says Alberto Cavaggioni, Iveco Marketing Director "– is to link ourselves with partners that have an aura of excellence, achieving leverage from sports that directly involve our target audience and that use our vehicles. Our objective was to renew all the sponsorship deals that we have developed in recent years, on the one hand in order to maintain project continuity and on the other to team up with outstandingly prestigious partners." Also on an international level, 2013 will see the continuation of the partnership with Ferrari, with Iveco among the Official Suppliers of the Formula 1 Team, as well as Official Sponsor for the Ferrari Challenge events. Both these sponsorships involve Iveco supplying vehicles for transporting the different kinds of racing car, as well as mobile offices and hospitality units. Specifically, the transport of the Formula 1 cars for Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa will be carried out by three New Stralis Hi-Way trucks. "And still in the field of motor racing" – continues Cavaggioni – "we mustn't forget to mention our commitment to the Dakar event.
After our success in 2012, we were again a protagonist in the 2013 race in South America, where our teamwork and reliability, plus the quality of the New Trakker, were decisive in the ever more competitive truck category. At the end of the day, our trucks came away with the most stage wins in the toughest rally in the world." The race which covered in excess of 8,000 kms constituted an important test both for the Iveco vehicles and for our technical partners, such as Petronas, BASF and GEOX. "Petronas supplied the vehicles' lubricants and engine oils, whilst BASF exclusively created a special ultra-resistant paint for the Iveco trucks", explains Maria Elena Gianotti, head of Iveco sponsorships. "GEOX, in its first partnership with us, supplied both drivers and mechanics with shoes and jackets featuring the transpiration technology in which it is a world leader." For sports fans, it's a short step from soccer to motor racing: hence the fact that in 2013, for the third year running, Iveco will be by the side of the Italian Soccer Team as an Official Supplier. And so, throughout the season the Azzurri team members will travel on board a Magelys PRO, the coach specially built by Iveco to carry football's vice-champions of Europe. "More spacious seating, satellite and Wi-Fi systems, and iPad and telematics plugs" – concludes Maria Elena Gianotti – "are just some of the features that the official national team pullman offers its passengers during journeys to sports grounds and airports in Italy". The partnership with the "Azzurri" will continue up to 2014, the year of the football World Cup in Brazil.
ENVIRONMENT by Nicola Grande
AN ECOLOGICAL CHOICE
IVECO BUSES - A CONSTANT INTERNATIONAL POINT OF REFERENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESPECT. THANKS ALSO TO THE MODERN EURO VI ENGINES WITH HI-ESCR The international public transport scenario is moving more and more towards ecological buses with engines that consume less fuel. Respecting the environment and lowering costs are thus the principal guidelines being followed by public administrations, in order to implement concrete, environmentally friendly policies that are budget-sensitive. Two principles that Iveco has always taken into account, which is why its buses are amongst the most sought-after in Europe. Iveco's commitment to innovative technological solutions applies not only to trucks (as demonstrated by the Stralis Hi-Way being awarded International Truck of the Year 2013), but also buses. The new Euro V and Euro VI engines, are amongst the best performing engines on the market, thanks also to the adoption of the HI-eSCR exhaust gas treatment system. The great
advantage of HI-eSCR technology is that it guarantees very low emission levels (lower even than those of its competitors) with the use of a simpler system (i.e. without EGR) and less components, therefore also ensuring reduced engine wear. These same solutions have been adopted on the Crossway Low Entry, which, because of these very characteristics, has been chosen by De Lijn in Belgium. This public transport company has ordered 160 Iveco Euro VI buses, judged as being the best in terms of both economy and technical prestige. The buses will be fitted with Cursor 9, Euro VI engines with HI-eSCR (High Efficiency SCR), a catalytic reduction system patented by FPT Industrial, which operates without the use of EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) and limits both emissions and TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).
Last summer Iveco was chosen to supply over 150 EEV (Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Vehicle) buses to DB Fuhrpark Service GmbH, the biggest bus company in Germany.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
LENGTH (mm)
11 995 - 12 760
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2 550
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3 210 6 030 - 6 795
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2 673 - 3 292
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320 - 330 800 - 1200
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340 8 900 - 20 800
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22 200 - 23 600
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7° / 8° 17 800
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6 300
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11 600 2.5 m3 - 2.7 m3
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De Lijn has a fleet of over 2,300 buses, carrying about 500 million passengers a year more than 225 million kilometres. The 160 new Euro VI buses will be used on inter-urban routes in Flanders. The Crossway Low Entry, produced in Iveco's VysokeMyto factory (in the Czech Republic), is the market leader in its segment, providing fast and reliable transport solutions to meet the requirements of numerous public and private operators all over Europe.
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TECHNICAL DETAILS The Crossway for bus line services is available in different lengths - 10.6 m, 12 m and 12.80 m - and is adaptable to all needs. There is a choice of two engines: a Tector EEV engine with reduced fuel consumption and high torque, available in two versions (260 HP and 300 HP), intended for routes in flat or slightly hilly country, and a Cursor Euro 5 330 HP (242 kW) engine that combines economy and performance, at its best on routes requiring high torque and power. As with the other vehicles in the range, these engines, with SCR technology, are mounted vertically for easier driveline access. During this year, the Crossway too will be available the new Euro VI engines with HI-eSCR
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