EuroPowerPack
The EuroPowerPack is the combination of the MTU MT883 Ka-500/501 diesel engine delivering over 1100 kW shaft power with the ten-speed Renk HSWL 295TM automatic transmission for the use in heavy tracked vehicles like tanks.
Initially the version with the MT883 Ka-500 engine provided 1500 shaft horsepower, but in 2002 an improved version using the MT883 Ka-501 providing 1650hp was tested
Engine specifications
- Engine: German MTU MT883 Ka-500/501 27-litre 90° V-block 12-cylinder liquid-cooled diesel engine
- Bore x stroke: 144 mm x 140 mm
- Aspiration: 2x single-stage turbocharged & air-to-liquid intercooled
- Fuel system: Mechanical fuel line pump or Common rail /Common rail
- Coolant capacity: 110 L
- Lubrication: Dry sump
- Lubricant capacity: 80 L
- Engine length: 1,488 mm
- Engine width: 972 mm
- Engine height: 742 mm
- Dry weight : 1,800 kg
- Power: 1,500 hp /1,630 hp @ 2,700 rpm Rated 1min
- Torque: 3,352 lb·ft /3,687 lb·ft @ 2,000 rpm
Transmission specifications
- Transmission: German RENK HSWL 295TM - Ten Speed
- Transmission length: 774 mm
- Transmission width: 1,660 mm
- Transmission height: 816 mm
- Dry weight: 2,400 kg
- Maximum Power: 1,600 hp
Uses
The EuroPowerPack is used in:- Leclerc tropicalisé
- Challenger 2E
- Merkava Mk. 4
- Arjun: Uses the same engine as in EuroPowerPack but with a different semi-automatic Renk RK 304-I transmission
- K2 Black Panther: Euro power packs were used in 100 tanks produced for the first batch.