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The Caterpillar 3208 is a turbocharged 10.4-liter v8 eight-cylinder diesel engine manufactured by Caterpillar and first introduced in 1975. The Caterpillar 3208 was discontinued in 1999 due to its low fuel efficiency and lack of compliance with internal combustion exhaust emission laws which were due to come into force.
The S1853 was powered by diesel engines, with a standard 9.0L V8, along with a DT466 and Caterpillar 3208 as options (the latter, discontinued around 1982, for the Schoolmaster). For 1983, an S1753 was introduced to introduce diesel engines to the S1700 chassis; in place of the 9.0L V8 and DT466 inline-6, International debuted a 6.9L IDI-series ...
The Chevrolet 427 gasoline V8 would be the standard engine for the Bruin/Brigadier. [6] In 1982, the Brigadier became powered exclusively by diesel engines. [2]: 36, 40 Alongside the Detroit Diesel 6V53, 6V71, 6-71, 8V71, and 6V92, the Caterpillar 3208 were used alongside the Cummins NTC diesels. In 1984, the Cummins L10 was introduced as an ...
Caterpillar is the market share leader in an industry in which size matters, and its quality products, extensive service network, and unparalleled brand strength combine to give it solid ...
The largest versions of the medium-duty C/K series, the Kodiak/TopKick were developed to accommodate the Caterpillar 3208 V8 diesel (sourced from the larger Chevrolet Bruin/GMC Brigadier). To fit the new engine (which used a larger radiator), a taller hood (repositioning the headlamps below the grille) was designed, requiring the cab to be ...
In June 2008, Caterpillar announced it would be exiting the on-highway diesel engine market in the United States before updated 2010 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emission standards took effect, [124] as costly changes to the engines, which only constituted a small percentage of Caterpillar's total engine sales, would be likely.
Although, the problems were solved quite quickly and the engine was relaunched as the R6 Mk2, with a reduced rating of 104 bhp at 2,500 rpm. Sales never recovered after the early problems and only 33,800 engines were built before production ended in 1962. [10] none: S6: 1939–05 to 1962-10: Six-cylinder, 377 cu. in. (7.4 L) diesel engine.
For the 2010 model year, Caterpillar exited the on-highway diesel engine market, leaving Cummins as the sole engine choice. Expanded to 6.7 liters for 2007, the Cummins diesel comes with eight standard and optional horsepower ratings and two vocational ratings. [7] In 2012, Ford introduced gasoline and gaseous (propane) engines for medium-duty ...