kscarbel2 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Transport Topics / January 21, 2014Navistar International Corp. said headlights that use light-emitting diodes are now standard features on all International ProStar trucks.“LED headlamps offer significantly longer life over traditional halogen lamps while also emitting a more natural light that improves visibility for the driver,” Steve Gilligan, vice president for product planning and information at Navistar, said in a Jan. 21 statement. “LED lights have been an option on the International ProStar for several months and we are excited about making the solution standard equipment on our ProStar model.”The headlights are manufactured by Truck-Lite Co.LEDs are now standard in most of the exterior lights on the ProStar, which is a Class 8 on-highway truck, Navistar said. In addition to the longer life and improved visibility, LEDs use less power than halogens, which allows more power for other components and lowers maintenance costs, the truck maker said.http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=33963&t=Navistar-Makes-LED-Headlights-Standard-on-ProStars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 POS engine but the lites are GREAT! Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 POS engine but the lites are GREAT!Actually, the license-built MAN D20 and D26 engines (Maxxforce 11 and 13) are exceptionally good engines. They suffered at the hands of Navistar when the company attempted to meet EPA2010 using what is called Massive EGR (MEGR) - EGR levels from 35% to 50%.These MAN engines performed superbly with EGR in Euro-5 spec, but MAN realized the limitations of today's technologies and switched to SCR for Euro-6 (the near equivalent of EPA2010). It was an arrogant Dan Ustian that thought he could be smarter than the Germans that actually designed these engines and meet EPA2010 with MEGR.Fortunately, Navistar is now on the right track with dependable, high-performing SCR-equipped MAN D20 and D26 engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackMann85 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Are they still offering the 11 liter or did they drop that and just focus on the 13 liter? Recent press communication seems to just mention the 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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