Iveco TurboStar

The Iveco TurboStar is a heavy goods truck and road tractor that Iveco has built since 1984 for heavy goods haulage. It was presented as the successor of the earlier Iveco Turbo series and was first sold as the 190-33 and the 190-42, which differed in their engines: an intercooled turbocharged 13.8 litre inline six of 330 horsepower in the first, and a turbocharged 17.2 litre V8 of 420 horsepower, without intercooler, in the second. Buyers could choose a 16 speed ZF Ecosplit synchromesh gearbox or a 13 speed Fuller unit, with an automatic available on request. The trade magazine Tuttotrasporti tested it in February 1985 and praised the engine and the more comfortable cab. In 1987 the smaller model became the 190-36 at 360 horsepower, raised to 377 in 1990, and in 1989 a 480 horsepower 190-48 joined the range, including a special version with fairings, side skirts and a spoiler. The whole series was replaced by the Iveco Eurostar presented in 1993. More than 50,000 were built, which made it one of the best selling Iveco trucks in Italy.