Volkswagen Constellation
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The Constellation is the flagship truck from Volkswagen's Truck and Bus line covering the 33-57 tonne GCM segment.
The truck was designed in VWs Wolfsburg Design Studio at VW Headquarters but engineered by VW Truck & Bus, in Brazil, South Africa and mainland Europe on a rigorous 7 million kilometre test phase.
The cab is available in daycab configuration & sleeper cab configuration.
It is available in the following engine/payload configurations 13.180, 15.180 with 180 hp (134 kW) MWM/International Electronic engines & 17.250, 24.250 and 19.320 with 250 hp (186 kW), 320 hp (239 kW) Cummins diesel engines and a VW engineered 370 hp (276 kW) VW NGD 370 diesel engine.
In 2006 Renato Martins won the Brazilian Fórmula Truck Championship in the Constellation's first season racing.
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[edit] VW NGD 370 Engine Press Release
The VW NGD 370 engine presents pioneering characteristics to the heavy trucks sector. The high “flat” torque at low rotation is improved by a variable geometry turbo-compressor: the Multi Turbo System - MTS. The cylinder head with four valves by cylinder, the 9,354 cc (9.3 liters), 367 hp (274 kW) at 2000 rpm, and the Dual Power Brake – DPB – are additional characteristics.
The new motor running counts on an exclusive injection system, the Hydraulic Electronic Unit Injector - HEUI – at high pressure, with electro-hydraulic digital injectors and extended durability, developed by the partner company Siemens/VDO. This new motor running is lighter than the motor running of its direct competitors, and presents the advantage of removable wet lining that guarantee easy maintenance and lower costs.
The Multi Turbo System turbine – MTS – with variable geometry system is electronically controlled thus guaranteeing faster responses, better performance and retaking, in addition to better thermal efficiency. This component also operates as engine brake in the exhaust system. The Exhaust Gas Recirculation system – EGR – is a re-circulator and re-cooler coupled with the block that reutilizes part of the exhaustion emissions which get back to the camera, producing combustion at lower temperatures with less discharge rates.
The new engine brake system of the Dual Power Brake cylinder head – DPB – activates the engine’s cylinder head that is electronically integrated into the turbine. Its advantages are: increasing the operational average speed, the brake force, safety, retaking with fuel reduction, and speed on downward slopes. Presenting less gear shifts, low maintenance costs, and improved brakes and tires service life.
[edit] Specifications
| RIGIDS / FREIGHT CARRIERS / TIPPERS | ||||||
| Model | Engine Make/Capacity | Power kW@rpm | Torque Nm@rpm | Transmission
Make/Type/Speed |
GVM (kg)
Technical Capacity |
GCM (kg)
Technical Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.180 (4x2) | MWM 4.12 TCAE
4.8L |
133 @ 2200 | 600 @ 1559 - 2000 | Eaton FS 4205 B Manual
Synchromesh 5 Speed |
12900 | 27000 |
| 15.180 (4x2) | MWM 4.12 TCAE
4.8L |
133 @ 2200 | 600 @ 1550 - 2000 | Eaton FS 4205 B Manual
Synchromesh 5 Speed |
15400 | 27000 |
| 17.250 (4x2) | Cummins ISBe
5.9L |
184 @ 2500 | 950 @ 1200 - 1700 | Eaton FS 6306 B Manual
Synchromesh 6 Speed |
17100 | 35000 |
| 24.250 (6x2) | Cummins ISBe
5.9L |
184 @ 2500 | 950 @ 1200 - 1700 | Eaton FS 6306 B Manual
Synchromesh 6 Speed |
24100 | 35000 |
| 26.260 (6x4) | MWM 6.12 TCAE
7.2L |
194 @ 2300 | 900 @ 1300 - 1900 | Eaton RT 7608 LL Manual
Synchromesh 10 Speed |
26200 | 35000 |
| 31.370 (6x4) | VW NGD 370
9.3L |
270 @ 2000 | 1800 @ 1100 - 1500 | ZF 16S 1685 TD Manual
Synchromesh 16 Speed |
30000 | 57000 |
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| Model | Engine Make/Capacity | Power kW@rpm | Torque Nm@rpm | Transmission
Make/Type/Speed |
GVM (kg)
Technical Capacity |
GCM (kg)
Technical Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.320 (4x2) | Cummins ISCe
8.3L |
235@ 1300 | 1288 @ 1100 - 1600 | ZF 16S 221 OD Manual
Synchromesh 16 Speed |
16800 | 45000 |
| 19.370 (4x2) | VW NGD 370
9.3L |
270 @ 2000 | 1800 @ 1100 - 1500 | ZF 16S 1685 TD Manual
Synchromesh 16 Speed |
16800 | 48000 |
| 25.370 (6x2) | VW NGD 370
9.3L |
270 @ 2000 | 1800 @ 1100 - 1500 | ZF 16S 1685 TD Manual | 24100 | 57000 |
| 31.370 (6x4) | VW NGD 370
9.3L |
270 @ 2000 | 1800 @ 1100 - 1500 | ZF 16S 1685 TD ManualSynchromesh 16 Speed | 30000 | 57000 |
[edit] Future of Constellation
In 2007 Volkswagen Truck and Bus will build the first right hand drive Constellations in South Africa early in 2007.
For more of the truck and bus range please see Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
[edit] External links
- Official South African Constellation Site (in English)
- South African Constellation Specifications (in English)
- Constellation 370 Full Press Release (in English)
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