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Fuel consumption and performance were well up on the Ford HA 3424 as Bill Brock found out when he took the vehicle over a revised Scottish road test
ALL FORD Transcontinental 3424 models are now being fitted with the turbocharged NTC 250E 14-litre Cummins diesel engine which replaces the naturally aspriated Cummins 252 engine.
No advantage has been gained in terms of power output, but maximum torque has been increased to 1,031 Nm 1760Ibft) which represents an 8.6 per cent gain at 1,350rpm.
Test results were favourable with the 1,183km I735-mile
test route being covered in under 17 hours at an average speed of 70.3km /h ,43.7mplm
Just after Gretna, the route has been changed due to a weight restriction on the bridge beyond Moffat The new section is longer but has less severe hill climbs. The net result will give only a slight advantage in terms of overall average speed and fuel consumption, over vehicles previously tested on this route.
The steel/glass fibre cab remains the same providing a