DETROIT, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to continue supporting a
rugged and demanding Australian trucking market, Detroit Diesel is putting
a significant amount of testing and development effort into a unique 1,850
power rating for the Series 60(R) heavy-duty diesel engine. The engine will
be fully compliant with the country's emissions certification standards --
ADR 80.1 -- which take effect January 1, 2008. This is the first time
Detroit Diesel has offered such a tailored product for the Australian
market.
The development program for the new engine includes building a number
of test trucks to be delivered to select customers in the Australian market
for reliability growth testing. However, the 1,850 rating program leverages
all of the testing and engineering activities being conducted to support
the EPA '07 launch of the Series 60 in the NAFTA market. By start of
production of the NAFTA version of the Series 60, Detroit Diesel expects to
have accumulated 14 million test miles (approximately 22.5 million
kilometers) through reliability growth testing and a comprehensive customer
demonstration program.
"Given the heavier loads that are required to haul freight across
Australia, we knew we had to focus on introducing an 1,850 lbs. ft. of
torque for Series 60 customers in this demanding market," said Kevin
Dennis, Manager, International On-Highway Sales. "And it made a lot of
sense to leverage the extensive work being put into the EPA '07 program for
this program too, which is exactly what we are doing. Additionally, we are
looking at running up more than 600,000 miles (approximately one million
kilometers) of testing in the Australian market alone over the next 12
months as we work to bring the ADR 80.1-compliant Series 60 to these
customers."
Detroit Diesel first introduced its Series 60 engine into the
Australian market in 1989 and since then, more than 15,000 Series 60s have
been put into operation in the continent. The Series 60 has long been known
for its reliability, durability, strong service network, and fuel economy
leadership in Australia.
Detroit Diesel is a leading manufacturer of on-highway heavy-duty
diesel engines for the commercial vehicle market offering a complete line
of engines from 170 to 515 horsepower for the on-highway and vocational
markets. Through its facility in Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Diesel is
engaged in the design, manufacture, sale and service of these products, in
addition to supporting alternative and hybrid engine strategies for the
commercial truck marketplace. Detroit Diesel is a subsidiary of
DaimlerChrysler AG, a member of the DaimlerChrysler Truck Group and an
affiliate company of Freightliner LLC.
SOURCE Detroit Diesel Corporation
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CONTACT:
Liane Bilicki of Detroit Diesel Corporation,
+1-313-592-5266, liane.bilicki@detroitdiesel.com
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