FPT Industrial supplies Cursor 13 engines for 2023 Copa Truck

FPT Industrial, a brand under the Iveco Group, has announced that it will be supplying and tuning the Cursor 13 Common Rail engines for the four IVECO S-Way trucks of the Usual Racing and Dakar Motorsports teams in the 2023 Copa Truck in Brazil. This comes after their victory at the 2023 Dakar Rally. FPT Industrial aims to continue its winning streak by providing engines that deliver unmatched performance and reliability.

The Copa Truck, in its seventh edition, is a truck racing championship held across nine grands prix for two categories – Pro and Super – from March to November. Usual Racing has five-time champion and Pro category 2022 winner Wellington Cirino, along with Danilo Dirani and Djalma Pivetta. Dakar Motorsports, on the other hand, is betting on 2021 Super category champion Felipe Tozzo. FPT Industrial's logo will be displayed on the trucks, drivers’ overalls, and in the teams’ pit areas. The logo will also be featured on the truck miniatures produced by Usual Brinquedos.

The manufacturers have specifically prepared the Cursor 13 engine for racing. They equipped it with high-tech Common Rail injection and tuned its electronic management system 100% for racing. It delivers more power and torque at low revs while maintaining efficiency, durability, and exceptional performance required to cope with different racetracks and extreme conditions, with the trucks reaching speeds of up to 240 km/h. FPT Industrial's engine for the 2023 Copa Truck features new, internally developed hardware. It also has a new architecture for integration into the chassis, with special mounts and a new damping system.

The preparation work took place locally during the pre-season. It involved months of training on tracks, simulations, static tests, bench tests, and dynamometer testing, with the team of engineers, mechanics, and drivers. The results are engines that are both extremely powerful and reliable. They generate more than 1,000 horsepower with maximum torque of more than 3,000 Nm.

Andrea Abbà, On Road Product Portfolio and Marketing at FPT Industrial, said, "FPT Industrial will be providing full support to the racing teams on and off the tracks throughout the 2023 season. We guarantee power, performance and reliability. Exactly what it takes to succeed in these kinds of races."

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