Arctic
Cat Releases Diesel Fueled ATV
| Arctic
Cat 700 Diesel ATV Links |
|
|
|
|
Arctic
Cat 700 Diesel 4x4 TRV |
Thief River Falls, MN (1/4/2007) - Slated
for dealerships in early 2007, Arctic Cat has completed
development of a twin-cylinder diesel ATV, the only one
on the market.
The Arctic Cat diesel Super Duty ATV, based off the
popular TRV 4x4 platform, will be aimed at markets around
the globe. In fact, that is how the whole concept started.
In European markets, half of passenger vehicles, and
most off-road vehicles rely on diesel fuel that can
be up to 25% the cost of gasoline. Other users of the
ATV are the military, which are working toward one common
fuel (JP 8) for all their vehicles, others include American
farmers and ranchers who continue to use diesel in all
their machinery.
| |
|
Arctic Cat 686cc
Diesel I-Twin SOHC 4-Stroke 2-Valve Engine with
an Automatic CVT
|
The 700 twin cylinder, SOHC diesel engine, provides
30% greater fuel mileage over a conventional gasoline
engine and provides gobs of low-end torque. The engine
runs efficiently on six forms of diesel fuel (DF 1,
DF 2, DF A Arctic, JP 5, JP 8 and Bio Diesel) with a
glow plug pre-heater assist for starting.
If the term Bio Diesel has caught your attention, Arctic
Cat tested the new ATV on the alternative fuel made
from vegetable oil or animal fat with the Agricultural
Utilization Research Institute (AURI) and the Minnesota
Soybean Growers.
| |
|
| Large
5.5 gallon gas tank is located under the seat
for low center of gravity in the rear along with
the clutch air duct system
|
“Arctic Cat was very impressed with B20”,
says Ole Tweet, VP of New Product Development. “The
blend burns cleaner than conventional diesel, producing
fewer carbon dioxide emissions and lower levels of hydrocarbons,
carbon monoxide and particulates. That complements Arctic
Cat’s stewardship goals”, Tweet says. “We’re
trying to reduce the impact of our ATV’s on the
environment and we like the idea of making an ATV that
could run on renewable fuel grown by farmers, some of
our best customers.”
Diesel
700 4x4 Overview Video |
|
|
About Arctic
Cat
Arctic Cat Inc., based in Thief River
Falls, Minn., designs, engineers, manufactures and markets
all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and snowmobiles under the
Arctic Cat® brand name, as well as related parts,
garments and accessories. Its common stock is traded
on the Nasdaq National Market under the ticker symbol
“ACAT.” More information about Arctic Cat
and its products is available on the Internet at www.arcticcat.com
www.arctic-cat.com
Discuss
this in ATVriders.com Forum
|
