Iveco Daily gets new tech, including pneumatic suspension

The latest evolution of the Iveco Daily light commercial vehicle range, as used by a number of high-end motorhome manufacturers, introduces new pneumatic suspension, voice commands and revised engines.

Thomas Hilse, Iveco Brand President, said, “With the New Daily we move to the next level and go smart. It offers a level of innovation with no equivalent on the market.”

The New Daily breaks new ground with Air-Pro, featuring intelligent pneumatic suspension with smart electronic controls – an industry first – that enhances driving comfort and protects the vehicle’s driver and load. The pneumatic suspension continuously adapts to the road conditions to deliver a smooth and safe ride, while the Air-Pro Continuous Damping Control (CDC) unit reacts almost instantly to road disturbances, calculating every 10 milliseconds the ideal pressure on each shock absorber to deliver the best dynamic reaction. The Air-Pro system also adapts to the driver’s requirements and offers a choice to prioritise comfort with the Soft setting, or Load to optimise handling and roll control, or leave it to the system’s self-adapting parameters with the Auto setting. The Air-Pro suspension adapts to the vehicle load, reducing the roll angle by 30% in bends and is easy to manage via a dedicated rotary switch on the dashboard.

The revised Daily also takes connectivity and collaboration to a new level with Iveco Driver Pal. The new vocal companion enables the driver to interact with the vehicle and access Iveco's connected services through voice commands via Amazon Alexa. MYIVECO, enables the driver to check the health status of the vehicle, set and manage the navigation system, request assistance if needed, and ask for driving style tips to save fuel and travel safely.

The New Daily’s also receives state-of-the-art engine technology and an after-treatment emissions system ensure full Euro 6-D Final and Euro VI-E compliance ahead of these regulations. The optimised 2.3-litre engine delivers up to 6% fuel savings and has up to a 15% increase in torque. A new six-speed manual transmission is also introduced.

Davide Diana, Iveco Light Business Line Director, stated, “Every Daily generation has set new standards. Today, the Daily leads the European chassis-cab sector and, with the Daily 7-tonne version, the high-payload sub-segment.”

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