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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedArctic begins diesel production.(Arctic Cat Inc.)
Powersports Business, September, 2006 by Ebert, Guido
Arctic Cat started production of its twin-cylinder diesel-powered ATV on Sep. 13.
Shown as a concept vehicle at the Arctic Cat dealer meeting in June and now produced at the company's facility in Thief River Falls, Minn., the TRV model will initially be destined for distribution in Europe. There, half of passenger vehicles and most off-road vehicles rely on No. 2 diesel fuel, which which can be up to 25 percent the cost of gasoline.
Arctic says the 686cc SOHC four-stroke diesel engine provides 30 percent greater fuel mileage over a conventional gasoline engine and provides gobs of low-end torque. Sourced from Lombardini of Italy, the engine runs efficiently on six forms of diesel fuel (No. 1 DF 1, No. 2 DF 2, DF A Arctic, JP 5, JP 8 and bio diesel)...
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