Iveco has added a new engine horsepower and transmission option to its medium-duty Euro 6 Eurocargo range, offering more power and more transmission choices to suit a wider range of applications.
The new, higher power Tector 7 engine (6.7-litre, 6-cylinder) is available on ML160 and ML180 variants and produces 239kW (320hp) at 2500rpm and 1100Nm of torque at 1250 rpm. This new engine option ups power and torque by 40hp and 100Nm over the standard engine.
As with the other engines across the Euro 6 Eurocargo range, the latest addition meets the stringent Euro 6 (Step D) measure using Iveco‘s HI-SCR system, a single after-treatment system featuring a passive diesel particulate filter.
The HI-SCR system is simple, lightweight and efficient, and provides many benefits compared with EGR and SCR equivalents, including reduced fuel consumption and reduced tare. The system also uses fewer components for increased simplicity and does not require driver regeneration, providing reduced vehicle downtime.
The new transmission option that is available across the range including ML120 models is the proven ZF ‘Eurotronic‘ 12-speed automated manual. This is the fourth transmission option in the range; the other three choices are the ZF 6-speed automated, 9-speed manual, and the Allison 5-speed full automatic.
Iveco New Zealand dealer principal Jason Keddie said the new specifications would increase the appeal of the Euro 6 Eurocargo models and open up some new applications for the range.
“The availability of a 320hp/1100Nm engine option, combined with the 12-speed Eurotronic AMT, provides a great package for operators wanting to tow a trailer (32 tonne GCM available – subject to application approved),” he said.
The added output, plus broader spread of gears, delivers improved gradeability performance and makes the Eurocargo ideal for operators engaged in a range of metropolitan and regional work.
“For general freight and more specialised applications, such as car carrying, container or construction, where operators may need to transport extra vehicles, cargo or small to medium machines, there‘s now a Eurocargo to suit,” Keddie added.
Prior to making the new specification options available in New Zealand, Iveco Australia conducted local trials over a two-year period during which time four vehicles covered more than 400,000km over a range of operating conditions.
