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Seddon Atkinson aims for Strato-sphere

5th May 1988, Page 7
5th May 1988
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Page 7, 5th May 1988 — Seddon Atkinson aims for Strato-sphere
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• The new Seddon Atkinson heavy truck range, which will be sold with the latest Cabtec cab as used in Leyland Daf s 95 Series, will be called the Strato.

Strato trucks will be badged by chassis weight and horsepower: for example, the Strato 17.32C represents a 17-tonne GVW and a 320hp (239kW) Cummins engine.

Seddon Atkinson is to offer the Strato with either a Perkins or CurmiaMs power unit, but has yet to decide on whether it will fit a Gardner.

If Seddon decides not to offer a Gardner it would be a significant blow for the Patticroft engine builder, whose share of the UK heavy truck engine market has fallen sharply over the past 10 years.

The last Gardner engine to be offered in a Seddon Atkinson was the ill-fated 15.5-litre 6LYT, which has since been withdrawn from the UK truck market, although it continues to be offered in PSVs.

Since the withdrawal of the 6LYT Gardner has been concentrating its efforts behind the 6LXDT — currently only available up to 216kW (290hp) — and Seddon has not fitted the 6LXDT. A 231kW (310hp) version of the 12.7-litre turbocharged 6LXDT is expected to be shown at the Motor Show in October, but that might be too late for Seddon Atkinson.

ERF has already increased its commitment to Cummins with the adoption of the LTAA10-325 engine: about 95% of all new ERF trucks are now fitted with Cummins engines. Its Sanclbach neighbour Foden says that around 35% of all its trucks are sold with Cummins engines, while less than 10% have Gardner power units. Caterpillar is now the major engine supplier at Foden, with around 60% of sales.

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