New Medium-Duty Truck Series and Representative Technologies Employed Product Planning Office, Hino Motors, Limited

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Takahashi, Shuichi, author.

Conference Name:

International Truck and Bus Meeting & Exposition (1990-10-29 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1990

Summary:

In July 1989, Hino Motors, Limited launched a new medium-duty truck series called the Cruising Ranger (Fig. 1), replacing its nine-year-old conventional model.The Cruising Ranger series has been developed under the concept of a "Stylish, Driver-Friendly, Profitable Truck" with an emphasis on harmonization with the social environment. It features major changes in exterior style and interior design, and improvements in basic performance such as comfort, drivability, safety, and fuel efficiency with careful consideration given to market requirements. The series also meets the 1989 Japanese exhaust emission standards.To accomplish these design enhancements, a number of new technologies have been introduced in the Cruising Ranger. This paper describes the major characteristics of the Cruising Ranger, focusing on:and the following new representative technologies:MAF springs as a vehicle-weight reduction measure

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Publisher Number:

902222

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