ECODAILY, the model in brief
In order to respond to the up-to-date needs of both urban and extra-urban goods transport, Iveco presents the new ECODAILY, the latest step in the continuous renewal of its product range, with confirming itself to be the ideal partner for all transport professionals.
Resulting from the wealth of experience gained from vehicles in the field and from continuous research and development, Iveco’s light commercial vehicle range, European leader, responds to customers’ competitive and innovative needs with state of the art solutions. The applied technology is at the complete service of the professionals who will verify for themselves, as well as the strength and durability but also the intelligence of this commercial vehicle. But not only: with ECODAILY from today, the range is even fuller with the addition of new versions that add to its legendary robustness with an even more marked respect for the environment. ECODAILY is, in fact, a vehicle showing innovation to the full and extreme respect for ecology without compromise to its performance, durability or reliability.
Daily, since its birth in 1978, has chalked up a string of positive acclaims for its innovative design evolution, where aesthetics and functionality are integrated with equilibrium and style. Already, over 30 years ago, Daily served as the perfect portable ‘container’ of goods or passengers but, at the same time, distinguished itself for its modern and original style that, in its world of transport professionals, pushed itself to the fore to become the icon that it is today. From the start, Daily was and remains a great working ‘colleague’ with an outstanding personality.
Today, these characteristics are even more accentuated. Daily is designed and produced keeping in mind the users’ mobility needs and necessities with a redesigned front end, integrating the upper and lower grille areas, so giving Daily immediate recognition. Inside the driver’s cab, born for and around the driver as an ideal place to live and work, travel safely and comfortably and providing personal well-being. Daily almost ‘welcomes’ the driver and passengers on board with a sensible choice of materials and colours creating an ideal atmosphere for the day ahead.
This aspect of Daily’s style serves as a ‘visiting card’ with which the company values and philosophy are transmitted but this is only a brief introduction to the point of strength of Daily.
Daily has always been considered ‘traction champion’ in its class, thanks to rear wheel drive and high performance engines. The first ensures the maximum traction under all load conditions and road surfaces while the second provides power and torque at the height of its product category.
An extended range of FPT (Fiat Powertrain Technologies) engines providing improved performance coupled with the best in class respect for the environment. As a result in changes to the way in which light commercial vehicles are homologated for engine emissions, Iveco has responded with an even wider choice of engine ratings, providing customers with a full range of both homologation regimes.
2.3 litre engine versions are all certified the Euro 4 standard, according to the light duty regime and bring new power ratings of 106cv and 126cv with exceptional engine torque ratings of 270Nm and 290Nm respectively, in addition to the previously available ratings of 96cv, 116cv and 136cv. Also certified to the Euro 4 standard according to the light duty regime is the 3.0 litre engine at ratings of 146cv and 176cv. All these engine ratings are met using proven Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) technology.
Homologated according to the heavy duty regime are completely new versions of the 3.0 litre engine. Diesel engine versions at 170cv, available immediately and 140cv, available from the second quarter of 2010, are certified to the EEV (Environmentally Friendly Enhanced Vehicle) standard. This is a more severe standard than the European minimum legal requirement of Euro V, demonstrating Iveco’s commitment to environmental care and to professional vehicle operators in demonstrating their corporate responsibility by operating vehicles meeting environmental standards that go beyond the minimum. This is achieved by the use of sophisticated two-stage turbo-charging engine technology in combination with EGR and a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) with filter regeneration managed by the engine management system.
The Daily CNG version at 136cv is also homologated according to the heavy duty regime, again to the EEV standard and now also available is a Natural Power version. The super ecological CNG versions incorporate the advanced OBD (On Board Diagnostics) and, for the Natural Power version, a 14 litre petrol tank capacity is included as an emergency fuel reserve. The successful CNG engine technology of stoichiometric combustion and three-way catalyst is carried over from the current version and brings the same very low tail pipe emissions; virtually where Euro VI will be in years to come.
The 6 speed automated transmission, AGile, is available on all engine variants and benefits from enhanced management software improving starting from rest and allowing manual ‘down-shift’ gear changing to be made while remaining in the automatic mode.
Also deserving of the ECODAILY badge is the zero emission Daily Electric. As an industry forerunner of pure electric vehicles, Daily Electric dates back to 1986 but, able to exploit state of the art power electronics systems, in-vehicle control using CAN networking electronics and advanced Sodium-Nickel-Chloride batteries, ECODAILY Electric promises high levels of reliability with peace of mind built in.
A further value of the Iveco brand is safety and to this end, Daily brings Electronic Stability Control (ESP) as standard equipment across the range. It doesn’t end here though; the ESP package includes also Hydraulic Brake Assist, providing increased braking according to detected ‘panic’ braking in emergency conditions and Hill Holder, assisting the driver in avoiding roll-back when starting from rest on an incline, Adaptive Load Control (LAC) able to optimise the ESP function according to axle load distribution, as well as the all important ABS.
The Blue&Me hands-free system resulting from an important collaboration between Fiat and Microsoft, optionally available with Daily, uses exclusive universal voice-recognition technology: regardless of who is speaking, the system does not need time to learn the voice.
This solution is further developed onto a mobile communications platform offered to create Blue & Me Fleet, the fleet management package. The telematics solution is developed on the Fiat Group Automobiles hardware platform, Blue & Me, and delivered via Qualcomm’s FleetVisor™ Mobile Communications Platform to provide a sophisticated internet based management system, including remote digital tachograph down loading in order to improve vehicle and back-office productivity.
An absolute novelty in its category is the new van and chassis cab version at 7t gvm, available from Q2, 2010, the optimum solution for medium range fast freight transport. This new version allows improved application for mini-bus use and provides a payload otherwise applicable to larger medium range vehicles
Natural evolution
Emblem of structural strength, carrying capability, performance and reliability, all characteristics that make up its DNA, ECODAILY is the result of a natural evolution that combines the mix of technology, strength and quality that has decreed its success with transport professionals, to the modern characteristics of a robust and reliable working vehicle, but also intelligent and sensitive to the ever more demanding needs of sustainable transport.
Since its initial launch in 1978, Daily has led the way with product evolution, paving the way for its competitors to follow. A notable first was its turbocharged engine bringing fuel efficiency with car like performance, then with an intercooler and then common rail fuel injection, natural gas versions, van with 17 m3 volume and 210 cm internal height, 6 speed transmission: always anticipating the market, leading the way for the competition. Iveco Daily maintains these characteristics also in 2009, evolving yet remaining true to itself and offering once more, solid solutions to the new and ever present needs of transport professionals, with innovations to ensure it remains the light truck of choice in the market place.
Daily has been designed from the start with the professional user in mind. With its separate chassis, Daily is extremely rugged, responding with ease to users demands.
With rear wheel drive, excellent traction is guaranteed as is outstanding manoeuvrability by virtue of front wheel steering angles that cannot be achieved with front wheel drive configurations. With its longitudinal engine layout, a car like driving position provides stress free comfort for the driver and passengers.
A variant for every mission with a wide range of van configurations – up to 17 m3 of loading volume. Chassis cabs and cowls with a truck like chassis making body mounting a simple yet flexible operation resulting in reduced body builder costs and reliable in everyday operation. Comprising van, chassis cab and minibus versions Daily is confirmed the commercial vehicle of most adaptable to every operational need, for every mission and body building application. Even down to the stripped chassis cowl, providing the base for every body building need, Daily provides the excellent starting point to achieve a personalised vehicle specification, at a sensible finished cost. These are the principal aspects that make Daily the vehicle of choice for professional transport operators.
Natural strength
Economy and Ecology are the key words for ECODAILY that becomes part of Iveco’s product range to help to overcome the challenges faced by all businesses with ideal solutions by nature. Champion of force and elasticity (with a constant maximum torque from very low engine speeds), ECODAILY is a concrete response to industry’s needs, using technological innovation in its quest for sustainable mobility without renouncing its performance reliability and its strength. These are the values that Daily confirms in the shape of its natural strength of which its provides at the disposal of the driver in its daily work and its respect for the environment, really like a reliable colleague with whom one shares the working day. All this with Daily which is now launched to the market, adding value, confirming its aptitude in its design and to the continuous research essential to keep Daily at the peak of modernity, highly evolved and intelligent.
The Daily brand, epitomised by its rugged construction, its carrying capacity, its performance and reliability all add up to its DNA, inherited from birth. An industry ‘Popeye the sailor’, associated with his green spinach and the strength of 10 men. This is the Daily version for 2009, the result of a natural evolution to bring a modern design with natural intelligence to confront extraordinary work duty-cycles with a positive edge.
With its range of versions, unequalled in its category, Daily offers, besides the maximum in productivity and versatility with specific preparations for every transport need (van, chassis cab, double cab, minibus, semi-windowed van), with gross masses from 2.8t to 7.0t, van load capacities from 7 to 17 , a vast range of engine power ratings, wheelbase, overall length, internal height and axle ratios.
Respect: ecology and value of the brand
Beyond its clear strength, making Daily a robust vehicle, the characteristic at the soul of the vehicle is it’s respect: respect for the driver and for the transport operator, that is providing reliability and productivity but, above all, respect for the environment, to be more precise, a vehicle that has a strong ecological vocation
Productivity comes from a power-train of excellence; Daily retains its inner strength and values that belong to its actual tradition, offering a still more robust aspect belonging to lager trucks in a way to offer the maximum flexibility and versatility in urban applications, state of the art technology and innovative design initiatives, made without compromise.
Low operating costs, ruggedness and reliability therefore make Daily a vehicle absolutely respectful to all professionals in the sector.
The front wheels carry load and steer, giving Daily a best in class turning circle, essential for manoeuvrability, an important aspect for productivity. The rear wheels carry load and provide traction giving Daily excellent traction under all conditions, especially starting from rest in hilly country.
With its truck style ladder frame, reliability is ensured. Body mounting on chassis cab or chassis cowl models is made very simple because the entire chassis is capable of bearing imposed loads, whether for goods or passenger transport. Such is the reliability of the chassis design that Daily 2009 sees its maximum permitted mass increased to an unequalled 7.0 tonnes – an example of Daily’s natural strength.
But, a fundamental aspect of Daily is respect for the driver. Daily’s normal control driver’s cab gives a car like driving environment which, for professional or regular drivers, is recognised in providing outstanding comfort to the driver and passengers. Relaxed, stress-free drivers are safe drivers.
Respect for the environment is a byword for Daily. Engines from FPT always going one step beyond. TurboDaily sporting the first ‘mini’ direct injection turbocharged Diesel engine getting large engine performance from a small capacity engine. In addition, providing excess air to the engine aids combustion to reduce tail-pipe emissions, a benefit first employed by Daily. Natural gas engines using a stoichiometric combustion technology with a three way catalyst to achieve tail-pipe exhaust emissions way below any European regulation; FPT was the first manufacturer to homologate its natural gas engines to the EEV standard even though the emission levels are nearer to the future Euro VI levels than any existing standard.
This trend is continued with ECODAILY; applying to the new two-stage turbo-charged FPT 3.0 litre Diesel engine to achieve EEV compliance as standard and the CNG versions, including the new Natural Power version. So the environmentally enhanced Daily becomes ECODAILY, truly vaunting its credentials.
Furthermore, end of life recycling is a legal requirement for cars and light commercial vehicles up to 3.5t with current regulations requiring a minimum of 85% of its mass recyclable. Daily is already certified to be over 90% recyclable, well in preparation for the new requirement which will enter into force during 2015.
Euro 4 and Euro V/EEV Engines
Changes in European tail-pipe exhaust emissions regulations affect the classification of light and heavy duty engine certification around the 3.5t limit legally defining light duty vehicles (i.e. up to 3.5t maximum permitted mass) and heavy duty vehicles (i.e. more than 3.5t maximum permitted mass). A concept known as reference mass (the mass of the vehicle in running order minus the driver, 75kg, with an added mass of 100kg) allows vehicles with a reference mass up to 2610kg (extendable on manufacturer request up to 2840kg) to be homologated according to the light duty regime and those vehicles with a reference mass exceeding 2610kg (reducible, under certain conditions to 2380kg) to the heavy duty regime. The light duty regime uses a chassis dynamometer emission test and the current standard is Euro 4 while the heavy duty regime uses an engine dynamometer test and the relevant standard is Euro V from October 2009.