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Iveco upgrades Daily
00:00 25 Jul 1996
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The Iveco Daily is Europe's biggest-selling van range at 3.5t GVW.
Now it is set to take an even larger share of the market, thanks to
a package of innovations launched in the UK last week.
Models now come in four ranges: Leader, Classic, Professional and Family. Leader is an entry level 3.5tGVW van at lowest price; Classic is full-range, including chassis cabs/cowls; Professional is aimed at urban parcel delivery outfits; Family is a 15-seat bus.
Weight ranges cover from 3.5t up 5.9tGVW. There are versions with single rear wheels and twins depending on operators' needs. Four roof heights and two wheelbases complete the picture.
Uprated engines head the list of improvements with the well-proven SOFIM units now putting out 61kW (2.5 litre indirect injection, normally aspirated), 76kW (2.8 litre direct injection, turbocharged) and 90kW (2.8 litre direct injection, turbocharged/intercooled).
All units meet the so-called Euro 2 regulations without resorting to electronic injection control technology. Although the 60kW unit switches to the Bosch VE injection pump running at higher pressure.
All three power units are quieter as a result of improved engine bay encapsulation, flywheel vibration dampers, improved electromagnetic cooling fan, larger diameter main bearings, oil-cooled piston galleries and other changes too numerous to list. But they work: drive by noise is reduced by 3 decibels from 81 to 78, an audible difference.
Gear ratios feature a shortened first for easy pull-away but higher ratio rear axles for quieter cruising. The pull type clutch is modified to cope with the extra engine power and torque.
Disc brakes all-round, on all variants up to 5tGVW, is the big news on the stopping front and a new servo is claimed to give better "feel" and reduced effort. Iveco says pedal effort is down by 18%.
Interiors are also upgraded, the new seat trim being "ten times harder wearing", according to Iveco. Fascia is softer, and sound levels are much lower at just 70dB(A) at 80kph. A gear lever shorter by 25mm makes it easier to walk across the cab, says Iveco.
The driver's seat is adjustable up/down, forward/back, and has a rake adjuster, superfluous in the versions with bulkheads, unless you are only 5 feet tall. At 4-6tGVW the Daily is clear UK market leader with 50% plus of the unit totals. But totals here are only at the 3,000 mark, and not expected to grow by much.
Models now come in four ranges: Leader, Classic, Professional and Family. Leader is an entry level 3.5tGVW van at lowest price; Classic is full-range, including chassis cabs/cowls; Professional is aimed at urban parcel delivery outfits; Family is a 15-seat bus.
Weight ranges cover from 3.5t up 5.9tGVW. There are versions with single rear wheels and twins depending on operators' needs. Four roof heights and two wheelbases complete the picture.
Uprated engines head the list of improvements with the well-proven SOFIM units now putting out 61kW (2.5 litre indirect injection, normally aspirated), 76kW (2.8 litre direct injection, turbocharged) and 90kW (2.8 litre direct injection, turbocharged/intercooled).
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All units meet the so-called Euro 2 regulations without resorting to electronic injection control technology. Although the 60kW unit switches to the Bosch VE injection pump running at higher pressure.
All three power units are quieter as a result of improved engine bay encapsulation, flywheel vibration dampers, improved electromagnetic cooling fan, larger diameter main bearings, oil-cooled piston galleries and other changes too numerous to list. But they work: drive by noise is reduced by 3 decibels from 81 to 78, an audible difference.
Gear ratios feature a shortened first for easy pull-away but higher ratio rear axles for quieter cruising. The pull type clutch is modified to cope with the extra engine power and torque.
Disc brakes all-round, on all variants up to 5tGVW, is the big news on the stopping front and a new servo is claimed to give better "feel" and reduced effort. Iveco says pedal effort is down by 18%.
Interiors are also upgraded, the new seat trim being "ten times harder wearing", according to Iveco. Fascia is softer, and sound levels are much lower at just 70dB(A) at 80kph. A gear lever shorter by 25mm makes it easier to walk across the cab, says Iveco.
The driver's seat is adjustable up/down, forward/back, and has a rake adjuster, superfluous in the versions with bulkheads, unless you are only 5 feet tall. At 4-6tGVW the Daily is clear UK market leader with 50% plus of the unit totals. But totals here are only at the 3,000 mark, and not expected to grow by much.
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