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Flexibility and low consumption

Thanks to the Tector Common Rail turbocharged engines with waste-gates, the Eurocargo boasts the lowest fuel consumption in its category.

Within South Africa, all Tector engines comply with Euro 3 emission levels as standard.

The Tector engine range offers low weight, requires less frequent maintenance and guarantees greater reliability.

The performance of Tector engines is at the absolute top of it’s class, due to characteristics of excellence such as:

  • the best torque to displacement ratio
  • greater flexibility - the maximum torque is available at low rpm (maximum torque as low as 1,200 rpm) and is constant over a wide rev range. This guarantees smooth running, fewer gear changes and greater efficiency
  • reduced operating costs, with extended service intervals between oil changes
  • quiet running, which is highly acceptable for vehicles in urban environments

Manual gearboxes are combined with "pull type" clutches and with optional electronically activated power take-offs (maximum torque capacity 295Nm).

On the Eurocargo engines an exhaust brake is also standard, with a butterfly valve in the exhaust manifold. This valve creates exhaust gas back-pressure which is useful for slowing down the engine and increasing braking power.

The use of the exhaust brake cuts use of the service brake and therefore reduces brake wear.

The mode of operation (on application of the footbrake or when releasing the accelerator pedal) can be selected by the driver.

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