MAN, Scania unveil Euro 5 engines without SCR; Cummins unveils engines from China
The IAA Commercial Vehicle Show is one of the major forums where the heavyweights of the on-highway commercial vehicle industry show off their latest and greatest wares. But when the show began, some of the biggest news was what wasn't there for several significant European engine and truck manufacturers.
MAN, Scania and PACCAR unveiled new engines that don't rely on selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment technology to meet Euro 5 emissions limits. MAN showcased its full range of new Euro 5 and the Enhanced Environmentally-Friendly Vehicle (EEV) engines. The company said a focal point of the new engine generation is advanced lambda-controlled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) technology. The engines meet Euro 5 and in most cases the-as-yet voluntary EEV emissions standards without the need for "elaborate exhaust after-treatment based on SCR technology," MAN said.
After the start last year of delivery of the 9.2 L PACCAR PR EEV engines for use in public transport, these units have also become available for the DAF CF75 distribution vehicles in power outputs from 250 to 360 hp. EEV versions of the 12.9 L PACCAR MX engine (from 360 to 510 hp) are now available for the DAF CF85 and XF105 and are also equipped with a passive soot filter. An EEV 160 hp version of the LF is available especially for inner city distribution, DAF said.
In other engine news, Cummins gave the world the first look at its new ISF engines that were developed in cooperation with China's Foton. Targeting commercial applications including trucks vans and utility vehicles, the four cylinder units are available in two displacements, 2.8 and 3.8 L.
Finally, Daimler confirmed that it is "in discussions with Cerberus Capital Management" regarding the redemption of its remaining 19.9%. Daimler bought U.S. automaker Chrysler in 1998 in what was famously dubbed "a merger of equals," but the combination never flourished as anticipated and in 2007, Daimler sold just over 80% of its holdings in Chrysler to Cerberus, a private equity company.
