JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Truck and bus is a commercial vehicle with large dimensions. Besides being great, truck and buses are also capable of carrying large loads, up to tens of tons.
Has great power, trucks and buses are mostly wearing mesin diesel. Though in a power, There are also machine gasoline which has the same power as dieselStill, why do trucks and buses use diesel engines?
Dealer Technical Support Dept. Head of PT Toyota Astra Motor Didi Ahadi said the diesel engine has advantages torque large and can be achieved at low engine speed.
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“Using a diesel engine because it has more torque than a gasoline engine. For commercial vehicles, a large amount of torque is needed compared to their performance, ”said Didi to Kompas.com, some time ago.
For example the Toyota Dyna, in terms of power only 130 PS or equivalent to 128.2 TK, but the torque is 372.6 Nm at a fairly low engine speed, which is 1,800 rpm. Torque This big really helps the truck run with heavy loads.
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In addition, diesel engines are also more economical and resilient. For example, for the combustion system, there is no need to use a spark plug as a lighter. Enough with diesel and compressed air, an explosion can occur in the engine room.
“In addition, because it does not use spark plugs, it is safer to go through extreme roads, as long as the air and diesel filters are checked regularly,” said Didi.
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