DAF LF

DAF LF
Overview
Manufacturer Leyland Trucks
Production 2001-present
Assembly Leyland, England
Body and chassis
Class Small
Related Renault Midlum
Volvo FL
Kenworth K270/370
Powertrain
Engine Cummins B4.5/B6.7
Chronology
Predecessor DAF 45 & 55
Leyland T45 Roadrunner
Rear of an DAF LF

The DAF LF is a range of light/medium duty trucks produced by the Dutch manufacturer DAF and assembled by Leyland Trucks. It is a redevelopment from the Leyland Roadrunner of 1984.

The LF45 and LF55 are powered by Cummins B4.5 and B6.7 engines respectively, and the LF shares its cab with the Renault Midlum and the Volvo FL. It is also the base for medium duty trucks for Kenworth and Peterbilt.

The LF won the International Truck of the Year 2002 award.[1]

LF Hybrid

September 2010, DAF introduced a hybrid version of the LF45 at the IAA 2010 in Hannover.[2][3] The LF Hybrid combines a 118 kiloWatt diesel engine with a 44 kW brushless electromotor. The electromotor has a permanent magnet and is placed in line between the clutch and the automatic transmission. The electromotor is powered by 96 lithium-ion batteries of 3.4 Volt each, weighing a total of 100 kg. The battery pack allows the truck to drive about 2 kilometer without the diesel motor and to store energy from braking for future use.[3][4]

Notes

  1. "DAF LF – International Truck of the Year 2002". Association of Commercial Vehicle Editors.
  2. "DAF Trucks at IAA 2010". DAF Trucks N.V. 21 September 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  3. 1 2 Wenstedt, Joop (2 October 2010). "DAF heeft primeur met hybride truck" [DAF has a scoop with hybrid truck]. Technisch Weekblad (in Dutch). The Hague, Netherlands: Uitgeverij Bèta Publishers. p. 1. ISSN 0923-1919. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  4. "DAF LF Hybrid". DAF Trucks N.V. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
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