Originally Posted by bobslandies
Reply With QuoteTook one for a test drive today, had 8000km on it and still felt pretty tight, also bit light in the rear as it only had an empty tray, apparantly not a problem once a body is on the back.
LLL..Loved it
split/ dual range transfer box with 2 levers is a ripper, Direct drive in the transfer case is 1:1 then there are two low ranges 1:1.244 which is good for towing around town or in the hills
and 1:3.115 or 1.3.866 LOW/high & Low/Low
(the "mid range" has synchro & can be changed in any gear on the fly- sort of like a roverdrive)
Main gearbox is a ZF 400nm 6 speed 1st = 5.373 , 5th = 1:1 6th = .791
diffs = 4.871
Tyres = 37"
Hankook 37x12.5R17 LT Dynapro MT Tyres, not exactly an easy size to find
I could feel a bit of a wobble, as with most big muddies they are hard to keep balanced, that might be an issue, the only other tyres in that size like the BFG AT are not load rated for the truck.
The three diff locks , front / center / rear are hydraulically operated via pushbuttons on the dash thru a 12v hydraulic pump. The front difflock has a really anoying buzzer like a reversing buzzer going off in the cabin, but removed on the truck I drove. You would have to be brain dead to not know the front locker is engaged. (they have light to show diff lock/s engaged)
Front air suspension seats are excellent & very comfortable, but Val sitting in the back bench seat also commented on how smooth & quiet it rode. It drove pretty much like a Toyota Hiace with the same gearstick coming out the dashboard, except you are sitting a meter higher, but apart from the height somehow did not feel all that truck like.
Despite its size parking is a snap, except obviously the 2.6m height dissalows a lot of suburbain parking options & garages.
I didn't take it offroad as was in suburbain Brisbane but tried low range and I'm suitably impressed
Also a very good feature, if there are any errors the error code readout displays on the dashboard, you can self diagnose without a scan tool,
and you can buy an OBD adaptor to connect via wifi to IVECO so a service guy can read & clear faults remotely .
wheres my pen !
(Why would they make a Spanglish video in NZ?)
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