48 | TIMES PAST Iveco EuroStar 1996 Above the EuroTech, the Iveco sales list was completed with the EuroStar, a model intended for long distance and international road haulage. EuroStar demonstrated its aptitude for long-range use with a choice of 4 cabins, including the famous and much sought-after deep cabin with raised roof, offering excellent overnight accommodation. Engine Displacement Power Cylinders Fuel Gearbox GCW
Iveco 8280.42 S 17,174 cc 520 hp – 352 kW 8 Diesel ZF 162S221 16 speed 44,000 kg
Iveco Stralis All Blacks - 2007 Launched in 2007, the new Stralis was supported by an investment in m a rket i ng a nd advertising never prev iously seen in Iveco’s history. It included T V commercials during the Formula 1 GP and in the wake of a sponsorship agreement with the New Zealand All Blacks, an important image-building operation, “Stralis & All Blacks Road Show”, which travelled right across Europe. 100 Stralis trucks, on tour for more than 200 days, travelled more than 2 kilometres on all Europe’s most important roads. The vehicle featured the Cursor Euro 5 SCR engine and three types of cab for specific mission categories: Active Space was the top of the range for cab comfort. Engine Displacement Power Cylinders Fuel Gearbox GCW
Cursor 13 12,900 cc 560 hp – 412 kW 6 Diesel Automatic Allison/Automated ZF 44,000 kg
Iveco Trakker AT190T45W - 2016 A Trakker range model with only 2 axles but with all-wheel drive,
the rally Trakker was launched in the 2006 Dakar by Motorsportitalia af ter prev iously competing w ith the Eurotrakker in the 2003 and 2004 Dakar races. Taken over and developed by the De Rooy Team in 2010, it has continued to compete since then, providing amongst others the victories of the Powerstar (a Trakker with a long nose) in the 2012 and 2016 Dakar Rallies, powered by an Iveco Cursor 13 engine producing almost 1,000 hp. The Trakker has never won a Dakar but has been victorious in other rallies such as the Pharaohs in Egypt, the Baja de España and the Rally of Morocco. It will continue its competitive life with an updated version starting from 2020 Dakar in Saudi Arabia. Engine Displacement Power Cylinders Fuel Gearbox
Cursor 13 12,900 cc 840 hp – 600 kW 6 Diesel ZF 16S221
Iveco Stralis NP 460 - 2017 The new Stralis NP 460, launched in 2017, is the only full range of natural gas heavy trucks with the latest generation automated transmission designed to serve all missions and combines sustainability, performance, productivity and autonomy to perform the most demanding long-distance missions. With 460 hp, the new Stralis NP centres the sweet spot of the long-haul market on the tractor and rigid segments with a full range that spans low tractor, swap bodies, ADR super-light tractor and with X-WAY NP, construction logistics. The vehicle can run on CNG, combined CNG LNG, or LNG. The double LNG tank version ensures the record range autonomy of up to 1,600 km. Engine Displacement Power Cylinders Fuel Gearbox GCW
Cursor 13 12,900 cc 460 hp – 338.3 kW 6 LNG/CNG HI-Tronix 12 speed automated 44,000 kg
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Thursday 10 October 2019, Citywest Hotel, Dublin Text & Photos: Jarlath Sweeney - editor@fleet.ie