The MAN D3876 engine for trucks, construction machinery, and agricultural equipment was awarded the “Diesel of the Year 2016” title at the bauma 2016 trade fair. The jury justified its choice by citing the engine’s innovative and comprehensive design concept. This award has been presented for eleven years by the Italian trade magazine DIESEL.
The jury, consisting of journalists representing various specialized automotive press titles, was primarily convinced by the basic design concept of the D3876 engine and the use of exceptionally durable materials—a concept that the new six-cylinder inline engine shares with MAN’s proven D20/D26 engines.
– In this way, the D3876 is an engine with a completely new design that simultaneously leverages the experience gained from millions of kilometers driven – says Fabio Butturi, a member of the jury and editor of DIESEL and DIESEL International magazines.
Building on this concept, MAN engineers applied numerous innovative technical solutions when designing the new D3876 engine. Top-down cooling, convex valves, steel pistons, fire rings, and a Common-Rail injection system with pressures up to 2500 bar make the D3876 engine an exceptionally reliable, cost-effective, and efficient powertrain.
During the IAA 2014 trade fair, MAN Truck & Bus presented the completely new, powerful, efficient, and exceptionally reliable 15.2-liter D3876 LF0x six-cylinder inline diesel engine for trucks, designed for demanding transport tasks. With high-power torque ranging from 2,500 to 3,000 Nm and power outputs of 382 and 412 kW (520 and 560 hp, respectively) for long-haul and traction vehicles, and 471 kW (640 hp) for heavy-duty transport vehicles, the D3876 LF0x engine has become the leading model in MAN’s Euro 6 engine portfolio.
At the Agritechnica 2015 and bauma 2016 trade fairs, further new, improved versions of the D3876 engine intended for installation in agricultural and construction machinery were presented. For forage harvesters, crawler excavators, and many other applications, the D3876 LE12x engine is available in versions with power outputs of 415, 450, and 485 kW (565, 612, and 660 hp). Thanks to the use of state-of-the-art exhaust gas aftertreatment systems and the SCR system, the engine easily meets the requirements of the US Tier 4 final/CARB emission standard; it is also adapted to the requirements of the European Stage V emission standard.