Two more Maggies
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for UK market TWO MODELS are being added to the Magirus Deutz range of commercial vehicles in the UK this week.
They are the 90D 5.6 FL and 90D 7.5 FL, the result of the rationalisation which is taking place in the giant IVECO combine (Fiat, Magirus Deutz, OM, link and Lancia).
First shown to the public at the Frankfurt Show in 1975, they made an initial UK appearance at Earls Court last year.
Plated for 7.5 and 5.6 tonnes (7.38 and 5.5 tons) gvw respectively, neither needs a driver with an hgv licence.
The technical specification follows traditional Magirus practice as far as the engine is concerned by sticking to the air-cooled principle.
In contrast to the NI-engines in the heavier Maggies, however, the F4L.913 engine is a four-cylinder in-line unit which produces 64kW (87bhp) DIN at 2,800rpm from a cubic capacity of 4.09 litres (249cuin).
Maximum torque is 255Nm (188Ibft) at between 1.400 and 1,700 rpm.
Most of the technical speci fication is similar to that of the Fiat OM 55 and 75 models already well known in this country.
At a rough guess I would suspect that around 70 per cent of the light-weight Maggie is Fiat-inspired with the remainder being Magirus.
The gearbox, for example, is not the same and, with the higher engine speed of the air-cooled engine, nor is the rear axle ratio.
Only one wheelbase option is offered at present at 3.6m (lift 10in) although is is planned to extend the range with further options of 3.0m and 4.42m (9ft 10in and 14ft 6in) in the future.
This also applies to the integral van variant which at the moment is not available in the Magirus range.
• The price of the new Magirus model is still "under negotiation", but the IVECO marketing policy is that identical components should have an identical price so any price variation compared with a Fiat will centre mainly around the relative power unit cost.
As a guide, the Fiat 0M75 chassis cab with a 3.6m wheelbase costs £5,020.