Iveco is adding to its brand new Stralis heavy truck range a environmentally-friendly Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) version. It also completes the range of Iveco CNG vehicles on offer, each of which meets transport needs on a full-range basis: the Daily range (from 3.5 to 6.5 ton), the Eurocargo range (from 12 to 16 ton), and now the Stralis range (from 18 to 26 ton), with available power output ranging from 106 to 272 CV.

The CNG Stralis are equipped with the Cursor 8 CNG engine, with a 7.8 litre displacement. Iveco CNG engines’ environmental performance is well beyond the Euro 6 standard and also fall well within the severe limits foreseen for the prospective European EEV (Environmentally-friendly Enhanced Vehicle) scheme. This engine powers over 3,500 CNG urban buses around the world and over 1,000 garbage collection trucks on duty in France, Italy, Spain and shortly in Portugal. The Madrid waste management agency FCC will soon adopt the Stralis CNG to increase its fleet, which is expected to total 675 CNG trucks.

The Stralis CNG range covers applications from 18 to 26 ton with configurations of two and three axles, 4x2 and 6x2x4, the latter having a trailing steering axle with pneumatic suspension. It is ideal for urban missions and is equipped with the new automatic Allison 3200 gearbox with a hydraulic torque converter and 6 speeds. The new Stralis offers 3 cabins (Active Day, Active Time, Active Space Cube) and 3 heights (short roof, medium roof, and high roof), while versions can be matched with several types of suspension – including the full bump air suspensions to adapt the vehicle to the height required by distribution missions or intermodal transport.
 

The Cursor 8 CNG is a gas engine, Otto cycle, 6 cylinders, 24 valves, overhead camshaft, ultra low emissions with a stoichiometric combustion system and multi-point electronic injection with 12 gas injectors in two-by-two format at the entrance to the inlet duct of each cylinder. As per the Iveco standards, a lambda probe is part of the close loop combustion control system to ensure the stoichiometric combustion is not affected by the natural gases composition. The exhaust has a three-way platinum and palladium catalyst, to reduce the concentration of CO, HC and NOx. 

Iveco designs, manufactures, and markets a broad range of light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, off-road trucks, city and intercity buses and coaches as well as special vehicles for applications such as fire fighting, off-road missions, defence and civil protection. Iveco employs over 24,500 people and runs 27 production units in 16 Countries in the world using excellent technologies developed in 5 research centres. Besides Europe, the company operates in China, Russia, Turkey, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, and South Africa. More than 4,600 service outlets in over 100 Countries guarantee technical support wherever in the world an Iveco vehicle is at work.