Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., distributor of America鈥檚 best-selling low-cab-forward trucks, announced today that the 30,000th gasoline-powered Isuzu N-Series truck has been produced at the Spartan Motors, Inc. facility in Charlotte, Michigan. The truck rolled off the line on Friday, June 10, 2016. 鈥淟ast April, we announced that our partners at Spartan Motors had produced their 20,000th gas-powered Isuzu truck in only four years. Now, only a year later, we celebrate another 10,000 trucks produced,鈥� said Shaun Skinner, president of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America. 鈥淭he demand for gasoline-engine low-cab-forward trucks is growing, and we鈥檙e the only brand able to meet that need. But we couldn鈥檛 do it without the performance and reliability of our Isuzu N-Gas truck and the tremendous build quality of the finished product, thanks to Spartan.鈥� Assembly of Isuzu N-Series gas trucks began at Spartan in April 2011.
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Isuzu N-Series gas trucks are powered by a Vortec 6.0-liter small-block V8 engine that produces 297 horsepower at 4,300 rpm and generates 372 lbs.-ft. of torque at 4,000 rpm. The powerplant is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission with double overdrive and lock-up torque converter for enhanced fuel economy and performance. 听An optional version of the engine is capable of being converted to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG, or propane). A full range of gasoline-powered models is available:
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路 听听听听NPR (12,000-lb. GVWR)
o 听听Single Cab in wheelbases of 109, 132.5, 150 and 176 inches
o 听听Crew Cab in wheelbases of 150 and 176 inches
路 听听听听NPR-HD (14,500-lb. GVWR)
o 听听Single Cab in wheelbases on 109, 132.5, 150 and 176 inches
o 听听Crew Cab in wheelbases of 150 and 176 inches
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鈥淲e not only offer the best gas-powered LCF truck in North America, we offer it in a wide range of configurations to meet our customers鈥� needs,鈥� Skinner said. 鈥淪o we expect to announce many more production milestones in the future.鈥�
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