SUPERYACHT #7
Winter 2006

Article selected from our quarterly magazine dedicated to the largest and most luxurious boats with information, interviews, technical articles, images and yachting news

Summary

Subscription

Yachting catalogue

Navigation tests

Used boats

Boatshow

Video Nautica

Article by
Angelo Colombo

MTU: A NEW GOAL
BY THE 2000 SERIES 12V AND 16V

Introduced at the last boat show in Cannes, the new engine by MTU represents the top model of the 2000 range today, including also the 8 and 10 cylinders ones put on the market right in 2004. The exhibition of the new 16 V 2000 was held together with the introduction of a further new version of the same 12 cylinders series, thanks to which the MTU can offer prop solutions inside the 2000 series made for 60 - 120 footers.

The market has very positively reacted to the introduction of the MTU 2000 Common Rail series: actually, the factory has already received orders for over 1.000 units of the range. Concerning power and weight, the 16V provides 2.400 HP and weighs less than 3.400 kg with a power/weight ratio of 0.71 HP/Kg. So from what just already said, easy results that it is about a very light engine, right made for 80 to 120 footers.

In terms of weight - and space - saving, these noteworthy features are also recognisable in the 12 cylinders engine providing a max power of 2.000 HP and a weight of about 2.800 kg. Of course the weight - and space - saving enables better space exploitation on board without sacrificing fuel economy - consumption amounts to 210 g/kWh for both models according to MTU. Compared with the previous versions the new one features about 20% additional power and reduced fuel consumption to about 6%.

Summarising: the three features coming from an excellent research working on by the MTU Friedrichshshafen is the increasing power together with weight - and space - saving. All this actually results from adopting a third generation Common rail system and electronics suite capable to manage and optimize the engine efficiency by using new software components and packages and a very highly efficient turbo overfeed system, as well.

Of course, the two new models by MTU represent a new goal in the field of engines right dedicated to super - yachts; the most important international shipyards such as Ferretti Group have actually very positively reacted to, ordering a consistent number of these ultimate MTU engines at their introduction.

For further information please contact: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH; D - 88045, Maybachplatz 1; phone: +49 75 41 90 21 59; fax: + 49 75 41 90 39 18; web site: www.mtu-online.com