| Type | Limited liability company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Steyr Austria |
| Key people | Rudolf Mandorfer (CEO) |
| Products | Diesel engines |
| Revenue | 29 million Euro (2009)[1] |
| Employees | 105 (2009)[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Steyr Motors is an Austrian manufacturer of Diesel-engines based in Steyr, Upper-Austria.
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Steyr Motors has its origin in the Diesel-engine division of the earlier Steyr-Daimler-Puch group. Since 2001 it became an independent company trough internal Management Buyout.
In 2008 Steyr Motors presented the worldwide first parallel hybrid propulsion system for boats, STEYR HDS. In the same year, the company achieved numerous awards for this innovation (DAME Award at METS exhibition in Amsterdam[3] and the National Marine Manufacturers Association’s IBEX Award[4]). In cooperation with the Dutch company Mastervolt, Steyr Motors is the leading manufacturer of hybrid propulsion systems for pleasure boats.[5]
In 2009 Steyr Motors signed a license agreement with AM General[6] and with the egyptian Helwan Diesel Engine Company[7] for the production of its Diesel-engines.
Since 2011 Steyr Motors develops compact aircraft engines, based its monobloc engine, in cooperation with the Austrian company Austro Engine.[8]
The principal products are the STEYR M1-“Monoblock” engine family which is the result of a long development process that was started by Steyr-Daimler-Puch in the 1920s.[9] The STEYR M1 engine is a turbocharged Diesel engine with high pressure Unit Injectors with two stage injection nozzles, providing up to 2.000 bar injection pressure. It is a compact and light engine designed to be operated with Diesel, Kerosene or Maritime Diesel fuel.
Adapted versions of these engines are used in various boats and military vehicles. Automotive and military applications are for instance as AM General’s HMMWV (M16, 135 kW), Panhard’s VBL (M14, 95 kW), Hägglund's Bandvagn 206S (M16, 145 kW), UROVESA's URO VAMTAC (M16, 135 kW or M14, 85 kW), BAE Systems' RG-32M LTV (M16, 200 kW), Force Protection's Ocelot[10] (M16, 160 kW).[11]
2.1L Turbodiesel, straight engine, 4-cylinder
3.2L Turbodiesel, straight engine, 6-cylinder
STEYR Hybrid Drive System is a Diesel-electric parallel hybrid system. It allows a clean and silent propulsion within the harbour because the boat can be driven purely by its electic motor. The electric motor can also be use in a 'Boost'-mode to support the Diesel engine to achieve better accelerations.[12]