Black Dog T35209 Engine LAV 25 for Trumpeter

The wheeled armored vehicles of the LAV-25 family, contrary to popular opinion, are not powered by the same engines as the Stryker family cars. While the latter use Caterpillar C7 engines, the LAV-25 vehicles are powered by Detroit Diesel 6V53T engines. This power unit is a V-type 6-cylinder diesel engine capable of generating a power of 275-279 hp. The Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) based in Detroit, Michigan, was responsible for its development and production. This engine is a far-reaching modernization of the 6V53 engine used in the M113, M113A1 and A2 tracked conveyors. It is worth adding that the 6V53T engine has a considerable modernization potential, and its versions are available on the commercial market, which, thanks to the use of modern electronics in the engine control, as well as other fuel injection, generate power at the level of 350-400 HP. It is also worth adding that the Detroit Diesel 6V53T engine allows the LAV-25 to accelerate to 100 km / h, as well as a power-to-weight ratio of about 20 KM / t.