KAMAZ at the COMTRANS 2017

The main premieres of KAMAZ at the COMTRANS-2017 are prospective truck and bus

During the press-conference General Director Sergey Kogogin was presented to the most promising project of KAMAZ long-haul tractor of new generation KAMAZ-54901, of course, became one of the show-stoppers of the exhibition this year.

In the press the day of KAMAZ kept the secrecy, preparing a surprise

The most modern both in design and filling the cab of the new truck got the perfect ergonomics, as well as the greatest convenience and comfort for the driver. The distance of the cab from the floor to the ceiling is 1980 mm and the inner width 2270 mm (inner volume reached 9 m³). 

The controls and instrument panel with an intuitive interface man-machine is made subject to the access to arm's length, the seat is equipped with a large adjustment range, has two berths to a width of 750 mm and the on-Board information system with 10-inch touch screen. 

Modern design should be attractive

Due to large steps and handles considerably facilitate cleaning of the windshield. Fog lamps with cornering lights (or without) built into the bumper. New, modern materials, along with elegant color schemes, combined with the highest quality of manufacture and Assembly raised the interior and exterior of the cabin to a new level. The truck received a state monitoring system for driver, assistant, rotation, and movement in traffic, active steering, and even Autonomous driving in traffic jams. The on-Board information system (BIS), including the system of ERA-GLONASS, multifunctional steering wheel and a 7 - or 10-inch touchscreen display and voice control and inform. The functionality of a top 10-inch versions include: 3D navigation (quick satellite search and accurate positioning, Offline maps of the entire territory of the Russian Federation, informing about traffic jams), ease of manoeuvring and Parking cameras review, camera frontalnaya particularly needed at roundabouts with limited reviews (cars, trees), fixing the image onto the SD card, funkcija control over the temperature and pressure in the tires; Hands Free system, voice control, functions of BIS and navigation, the set of messages; view current news and important messages; playback of audio and video content (including USB), Internet+TV, FM+Internet radio and even games. Additionally, communicate with partners, colleagues and other via instant messengers from the cab.      

Proprietary system monitoring facilities of ITIS KAMAZ allows you to remotely control the movement and adherence of a route, the monitoring of compliance with the schedule, tracking of fuel consumption and discharges, compliance with speed limits, and optional voice communication between the driver and the dispatcher. There is a possibility to monitor the optimum performance of the engine (rpm, temperature).

 Prospective KAMAZ raises the bar of comfort to a new height

Also the truck KAMAZ-54901 equipped with a new automatic transmission ZF Traxon (with or without retarder retarder) and a new engine for KAMAZ type – row "six" with a power range of 380 to 550 HPC., corresponding to the best world analogues in its class and has a high inherent potential for further development of consumer characteristics.

The future of KAMAZ and in the new inline motors 

New automated transmission ZF Traxon can be equipped with a retarder

The frame of the car is made of lightweight high-strength steel, front axle with increased load up to 9 t and a maintenance-free hub-part. Leading "quiet" hypoid bridges of high efficiency with a gear ratio of from 2.5 to 3.07. Also increased the capacity of the fuel tanks (one tank on 700л or 2 tank 1200l). Fuel consumption reduced by 10% (183 g/kWh), replacement interval increased by 80% to 150 000 km and the service life before overhaul by 20% to 1.2–1.5 million.

New materials, specially selected color scheme and superior quality workmanship needs to help of products from Naberezhnye Chelny to catch up to the advanced samples of the world's freight industry, including the premium segment of the main tractors. The engine was created with an eye to the best world samples will also strengthen the position of novelty is not only in domestic but also in foreign markets.

According to S. Kogogin, the pilot batch of KAMAZ-54901 appear in the next year, the serial production of the model will start from 2019, the full transition to the new series actively going with 2022. So, what to expect, new on the roads is still decent.

Expect KAMAZ-54901 on the roads it is necessary not earlier than 2019.

Under the fundamental issue for the survival of the Kama auto giant project is built (in cooperation with Daimler) the new plant will be collected frames cabins-generation K5. And for the release of the new row "six" created a new Assembly line.

KAMAZ ambitious hope that the new generation of trucks "K5" will successfully return to the world market. According to S. Kogogin: "outside of Russia it is with great pleasure we will seek partners for its sales throughout the globe. Our intention is primarily to enter the markets of CIS countries. We hope to come with him to Europe, too."

Stendistki-chocolates and painting of the tractor under the Zebra is an obvious reference to the desire of KAMAZ in warm countries

One of the undoubted show-stoppers COMTRANS-2017 has become a FA-bus "SHUTTLE", created together with US. This exotic design has caused journalists a number of reasonable questions regarding the prospects of unmanned technology transport management and the expected dates of occurrence of such drones on the local roads. Is Sergei Kogogin diplomatically replied that: "I can't say when the driver leaves the cab, but it will happen in our lifetime". According to him one of the most serious deterring factors of UAVs has become a de facto absence of legislative base, but as soon as will be resolved the legal and ethical issues of unmanned vehicles will enter our life.

Unmanned "SHUTTLE" refers to the possible future of road transport in the middle of the 21st century

As for the current state of KAMAZ gendirector said that the second half will be almost a shock, i.e. there will be not only downtime, but the pace of the Assembly will increase from the current 190-odd vehicles a day to more than 200 units in October and will remain so until the end of the year. As a result, the business plan 36,000 trucks is likely to be exceeded on sales, which this year can be up to 39 000 machines.

Fast charge electric bus through Polupanova

Another striking novelty of JSC "KAMAZ" became the buses of KAMAZ-6282 second generation with the updated interior (no "mine" the engine compartment) and exterior, developed in collaboration with the Moscow engineering company Electro Drive, but about it I already wrote earlier in the overall review at the COMTRANS-2017. I note again that the electric bus is recharged on the route from the ultrafast charging stations (6-20 min) using Polupanova, and in addition is an onboard charger from the three-phase AC 380V ("night charging"). I wonder what battery the lithium-titanate-type (LTO) to operate without additional heating, even at -40°C, which ensures year-round operation. The power reserve is 70 km away and low cost of maintenance and operation of electric bus according to the calculations of KAMAZ will enable to recoup the bus in the middle of its life cycle.

Sue "Mosgortrans" will purchase in the next three years to 300 buses KAMAZ-6282

GUP "Mosgortrans" has concluded the contract (with lifetime warranty) on the delivery of a batch of 300 such buses, with the expectation by 2021, in General, to abandon the purchase of diesel buses. Transmission pilot machine was at COMTRANS.

The management of KAMAZ and Mosgortrans examines the first serial bus for the capital

Another of the interesting passenger cars KAMAZ showed the first in Russia apron bus NEFAZ on the basis of the urban model 5299-40-52. The bus is different for the second pair of doors on the left side and changed the layout with areas for Luggage instead of seats in the rear compartment. Accordingly, at a capacity of 110 passengers, seats it is not more than 12. The machine is equipped with diesel engine Cummins ISB 6.7 250 HP and automatic transmission ZF, as well as a kneeling system (ECAS). Such parronki popular in smaller airports and are designed to replace the imported analogues.

A "mid-size" perronnin 110 passengers needed small airports   

Main KAMAZ-65209-S5 the NEO – Russia's first serial  semi-trailer truck with the wheel formula 6x2.2 (rear axle lifting)

Hybrid multifunctional garbage truck on chassis KAMAZ-65208 with elements of electric traction drive (Cummins diesel power 300 HPS. plus, the Bosch electric motor 120 kW) runs only on the electric drive up to 8 km – enough not to disturb residents with noise in the morning

Utility trucks-vans – one of the important segments of the market. For photos of the new refrigerated van (V=38 m³) on the chassis KAMAZ-5325 with cab new generation

Outdoor exposition of KAMAZ, as always, was the most representative

On the chassis of the current generation of KAMAZ was represented specialstring...

...of various applications

 

Workers can count on reliable lifts and MDK on the chassis KAMAZ

In a number of special vehicles on KAMAZ chassis of the previous generation almost lost in the timber on the new chassis KAMAZ K41.44  

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