JCB has unveiled a new fuel-efficient 3litre engine, the JCB430 DieselMax engine, the culmination of a £31 million (€36 million) investment programme.
In 2011, the company announced that it was launching a new engine development project with the help of £4.5 million (€5.25 million) from the UK government’s Regional Growth Fund.
Now the company has unveiled the results of the investment - the new engine, which is the third engine line to be launched by
The company says the new DieselMax engine uses up to 8% less fuel than the already fuel-efficient 4.4itre JCB engine, and is also 30% lighter than JCB’s 4.4litre EcoMax engine.
Designed for a wide range of mid-weight construction and industrial equipment, JCB’s third engine line, alongside the four-cylinder 4.4/4.8litre EcoMax and the six-cylinder 7.2litre DieselMax, is a four-cylinder design.
Launched initially with 55kW, at Stage IIIB/Tier 4 Final, the new engine produces 400Nm of torque from 1,300rpm, and meets the relevant emissions legislation without any requirement for a costly Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF),
It has been designed to be ready for Stage V emissions standards and it will be available with additional power ratings in the future.
