Chrysler 2007 Annual Report Download - page 82

Report on Operations FPT Powertrain Technologies
Innovation and Products
Passenger & Commercial Vehicles
In 2007, FPT continued to develop innovative powertrain
systems, i.e. engines plus transmissions, for Fiat Group
Automobiles.
Work with spark ignition engines focused on the Fire family,
where production of the 120 HP and 150 HP versions of the
new 1.4 litre T-Jet engine got under way, and additional
progress was made in applying the new Multiair technology
to both naturally aspirated and turbocharged engines. For B
Family spark ignition engines, a direct-injection supercharged
version was developed which displaces 1.8 litres. In addition,
predevelopment work was completed on the new two-cylinder
SGE Small Gasoline Engine using Multiair technology.
For natural gas engines, work began on FPT’s first application
of compressed natural gas technology on a turbocharged
engine: the Fire 1.4 litre Turbo CNG.
For diesel engines, the number of versions equipped with a
DPF diesel particulate filter was further increased. In June the
Passenger and Commercial Vehicles product line presented the
new 1.9 litre 180 HP diesel engine, which features Twin Stage
turbo technology and will be Euro 5 compliant by the end of
2008, while the 1.6 litre 105 and 120 HP engine with the same
technology entered production at the end of the year and is
already Euro 5 compliant. Development of a Euro 5-compliant
2.0 litre diesel engine continued. For the SDE Small Diesel
Engine family, the 1.3 litre Euro 5 version was introduced on
the new Fiat 500.
For FPT transmissions, high points of the year included
the launch of new AMT Automated Manual Transmissions:
a version which will equip the Ducato, and a version for the
Fiat Stilo marketed in Brazil. In addition, a new transmission
that will provide a range of innovative features is being
developed.
In order to improve quality, boost performance, reduce
emissions and ensure better fuel economy, during the next
year work will continue on the development of the next-
generation Multijet common rail engine, the relaunch of the
Fire engine family through the extension of its range, and
development of new diesel and spark ignition engines.
During 2007, substantial resources were channelled into
developing powerplants with lower exhaust emissions than
ever before. Focusing on meeting future Euro 5 and Euro 6
emissions regulations, these development programs will make
it possible for FPT to put new Euro 5-compliant engines into
production early in 2008, well before the European Union’s
new emissions limits come into effect.
Industrial & Marine
The Industrial & Marine product line designs and manufactures
engines for on-highway vehicles and off-highway industrial and
agricultural applications.
In its work with light engines, I&M put the CNG version of the
S30 engine into production, and activities began on Euro 5
developments.
Following the strategic agreement with the Daimler Truck, new
development projects for the S30 engine got under way. As
part of the agreement with Severstal, the first Russian-made
Ducato equipped with 2.3 litre S23 engines were produced.
For medium and heavy engines, work continued on readying the
Cursor and NEF families for the upcoming Euro 5 limits, while FPT
and Iveco joined forces in preparing these powerplants for the
Euro 6 requirements, using the emissions scenarios that now
seem most likely as the basis for development.
For off-highway applications, FPT began working towards Tier
4A standards, specifying the new engine lineup and the
technological options available for the heavy-duty Cursor and
medium-duty NEF engine ranges.
The new NEF Tier 3 engines with rated output below 74 kW
entered production, and production startup was completed for
the Tier 3 compliant versions of the Cursor engine.
In addition, in the second half of 2007 production began for the
420 kW Cursor 13 Turbocompound tractor engine and the new F32
engine for light industrial and agricultural applications, which is
expected to become the new benchmark in its category.
For marine applications, the N60-480 engine was introduced,
extending the NEF range, which now offers outputs from 270
to 480 HP.
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