Talk:International MaxxPro

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[edit] Engine

The engine in the MaxxPro is not a MaxxForce engine. Those were renamed for the 07 emissions, the MaxxPro does not use these engines. I'm not sure but I believe it a DT 408

According to Navistar themselves it's a MaxxForce engine.[1] This may be partially a marketing exercise as I imagine that the commercial MaxxForce engines if they meet 07 emissions requirements will probably not run on poor quality mil-spec fuel. However, as MaxxForce is a Navistar brand name, if Navistar say it's a MaxxForce engine then it's a MaxxForce engine. Dino246 08:04, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

On further checking, Navistar rebranded all their engines MaxxForce. The name doesn't refer to any particular engine or family of engines, it's an umbrella brand for all Navistar engines (other than those used by Ford which are branded PowerStroke). The MaxxPro uses a Navistar built engine, ergo it has a MaxxForce engine. Dino246 08:13, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Ok that makes sense. The pre 07 engines are used in limited markets (military and export) and I was hoping to find horsepower/torque specs. It's just a matter of determining which one it is.

Their own website is surprisingly devoid of information on the MaxxPro. The similar sized 7000-MV with which it appears to share a bonnet (hood) and which was the basis of MaxxPro's predecessor, the APC, uses the DT 466 engine.[2]

[edit] Photograph

This article could do with a photograph. I've seen a few different ones knocking about the internet which all seem to be promotional photos from either International or Plasan Sasa. I'm not familiar enough with the Wiki policy on image submission - is it acceptable to upload a company's promotional photograph as "fair use"? Dino246 12:06, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

yes. use the tag "promotional". it is on International's IMG website banner, but not available as a standalone picture as far as I know. Haven't seen any Plasan Sasa pics, but who knows? DID has pics on their site. Dunno where they got em.

Tmaull 03:51, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

I must have labelled something wrongly because the photo I put up got deleted. Can someone with more experience here upload one of the many Navistar/Plasan sourced publicity photos that are knocking around. Dino246 07:20, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Finally found a photo of the Cat1 vehicle on Flickr[3] with a CC license so I uploaded it and linked it. Confirms what I maintained that the Cat1 has one less side window and the photo in the infobox is a Cat2 MaxxPro (despite the filename). Dino246 09:42, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:MRAP Cat 1 navistar.jpg

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BetacommandBot 05:15, 1 July 2007 (UTC)