Iveco Tector

The Iveco Tector is a medium range truck and road tractor that Iveco has built in South America since 2008, through its subsidiaries Iveco Argentina and Iveco Brazil, with plants at Cordoba, Sete Lagoas and, until 2014, La Victoria in Venezuela, where it was also assembled from kits by FIAV. The name is specific to the South American market and matches the European Iveco Eurocargo, whose sturdy structure it takes over, with a capacity of 17 to 26 tonnes. Its cab is the same as the 2008 model year Eurocargo cab, except for longer 4x2 and 6x2 versions and a sleeper version of the 6x4 meant for long trips. Power comes from Tector engines, designed and built by FPT, among them a 4.9 litre six cylinder common rail unit of 250 horsepower that meets Euro 5 and runs on B5 biodiesel. Tractor versions pull articulated trailers, with 200 to 300 horsepower in South America. In November 2014 Iveco added the Tector 150E21 Economy with a 4.5 litre FPT NEF engine of 206 horsepower and a 15 tonne gross weight. The Tector name also belongs to the engine family Iveco created in 2000.