RusAutoNews.- At the event “10th International Gas Forum” in St Petersburg, GAZ has presented new models of commercial vehicles running on compressed natural gas. These are the light commercial vehicle “Gazelle NN CNG” and the medium-duty truck “Gazon Next CNG“.
The Gazelle NN CNG car is equipped with a modernised EvoTech 3.0 gas-petrol engine. An increase in the volume of the power unit from 2.7 to 3 liters made it possible to increase the power from 107 hp to 122 hp, and the maximum torque up to 250 Nm. The vehicle’s range is up to 750 km, including 300 km on gas.
The Gazon Next CNG with a gross weight of 10 tons is a further expansion of the vehicle line produced by the GAZ Group, running on compressed gas. With the vertically placed gas cylinders behind the car cab, it was possible to arrange a maximum space for the installation of special superstructures, such as crane and manipulator installations, hydraulic elevators, dump trucks, tank trucks, garbage trucks, combined road vehicles, etc. The vehicle is equipped with a YaMZ 534 CNG gas engine with a maximum power of 170 hp, and a maximum torque of 600 Nm.
