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5th April 1986, Page 19
5th April 1986
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reight Rover is to develop int-line Sherpa ambulance ered by a turbocharged charge-cooled version of 2.5-litre Land Rover el engine currently fitted ie Sherpa 300 Series. mtotype engine work :s soon at the Wiltshire4:1 turbocharging specialist, ) Preparations, which idy produces its own ocharging kit for the 2.5engine fitted in Land ers.

he Scottish Ambulance vice is taking the first version, a long-wheelbase -roof 350 Sherpa van. reight Rover already -s this vehicle for ulance conversions fitted the 98kW (132hp) V8 ol engine (CM, November 1985).

urbocharging and chargeing will raise the 2,495cc .ect-injection engine's nal power from

N(68hp) at 4,000rpm to Ind 62kW (83hp), while torque will also be eased from 158Nm (117 at 1,800rpm to 182Nm lbft) n air-to-air charge-cooling Nor, similar to the unit PAO already uses in its own charge-cooling conversion for the Volkswagen LT45D turbo diesel van, will be fitted to the prototype Sherpa.

Freight Rover's decision to develop a turbo-diesel Sherpa has been prompted by the growing interest in diesel ambulances from health authorities, particularly for front-line work.

According to PAO, the turbo Sherpa will be more than capable of meeting the current Department of Health and Social Security ambulance acceleration requirement of zero to 97krri/h (zero to 60mph) in under 25 seconds yet still return a laden fuel consumption of around 14.1 lit/100km (20mpg).

The first converted van is expected to be completed by the end of July.

• While Freight Rover is actively developing the Land Rover diesel, Austin Rover is only a few months away from launching its long-awaited twolitre direct-injection diesel engine based on the 0-Series petrol unit.

The 0 diesel, called the Prima by joint developer Perkins, is expected to arrive in September and will be available in the Maestro van before being offered in the car or small Sherpa vans.

Although few details have been leaked on the little direct-injection engine's performance, CM expects it to have a power rating of around 45kW (60hp) and a peak torque of 120Nm (90 lbft).

Austin Rover is understood to have carried out extensive on-the-road tests with Maestro diesel vans, as has Freight Rover, which has been conducting its own trials with the 0 diesel fitted in narrow-bodied Sherpas.

Freight Rover may offer the 0 diesel engine, in place of its current low-powered 39kW (52hp) 1.8-litre indirectinjection B diesel, in the 200Series (narrow-bodied) Sherpa.

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Organisations: Department of Health

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