IVECO launches new Highway B-Double model

IVECO has strengthened its heavy duty product line-up with the release of a new B-Double model with a powerful 550hp and 70 tonne GCM. The 6x4 AS Highway B-Double is available in low and high roof variants and shares some underpinnings with the latest X-Way and ACCO ranges. "The new Highway B-Double model features extremely high specification levels as standard, ensuring buyers enjoy the added safety, comfort, convenience and productivity that is so important for the intra and interstate applications the vehicle is targeted towards," IVECO Trucks Australia managing director Michael May said. "The combination of powerful 550hp Euro 6 performance, 70t GCM, market-leading transmission, advanced safety and technology, coupled with IVECO’s well regarded productivity and low total cost of ownership benefits, will make the Highway B-Double an attractive proposition for many B-Double applications. "Highway B-Double ownership also provides operators with an entry to IVECO’s broad suite of aftersales and product support offerings, including the recently launched IVECO Telematics program, which is one of the most comprehensive systems available in Australia." Mr May said multiple vehicles had undergone extensive testing around Australia including in several major fleets prior to the Highway B-Double launch. "Prospective owners can rest assured that these vehicles will be ready for the road and generating revenue from day one – we expect the models will be well received by the market and have already begun taking orders," he said. The Highway B-Double model is powered by a revised 13 litre Euro 6 Cursor engine that develops 550hp at 1900rpm and 2500Nm of torque at 1000rpm. Emission control comes courtesy of IVECO’s patented Hi-eSCR system. Coupled to the engine is a revised Hi-Tronix 16-speed automated manual transmission that delivers fast gear changes and also has the ability to more efficiently select the correct ratio for the conditions. IVECO says the Hi-Tronix is equipped with ‘Rocking’ and ‘Creeping’ modes as well as four reverse gears. To cover the longer intra and interstate routes the new model is likely to work in, the Highway B-Double has a 1010 litre on-board fuel capacity (630l on the driver’s side and 380l on the passenger side), plus an 80 litre AdBlue tank. Standard equipment includes Electronic Braking System (EBS) with Brake Assistance System (BAS), Electronic Stability Program (ESP), Hill Holder, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS), daytime running lights and an extended catwalk allowing for safer access to the back of cabin area to connect air hoses or conduct maintenance. Additionally, the Highway B-Double provides other standard safety equipment such as a hydraulic retarder, Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS), Driver Attention Support (DAS), Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) and Bi-Xenon headlamps and washers, making it an extremely well specified vehicle.

IVECO launches new Highway B-Double model

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