DD13 to replace the MBE 4000

The latest new ‘World Engine’ from Detroit Diesel has just been unveiled in the US and will be replacing the MBE 4000. The new 12.8 litre DD13 will provide the basis for all of the engines in Freightliner, Sterling, Mercedes Benz, Western Star and Fuso trucks in the intrastate and vocational segments needing a 13 litre’s power and torque.

Detroit spruik SCR

With the next series of EPA regulations quickly approaching for the US truck market, Daimler Trucks North America has begun explaining why it will use SCR on its Detroit Diesel engines.