Left-Hand Drive E-series ERFs

railstaff:
Always found it strange how ERF quoted conservative power and torque ratings.Only seemed to apply to the ■■■■■■■ powered vehicles.Take the CM snippet above,quoting a Euro 1 N14 500 Celect at 1500 lbs ft that was a genuine 150 lbs ft short of the official ■■■■■■■ calibration.Same thing applied to the Euro 2 N14 525 Celect plus quoted by ERF at 1650 lbs ft,yet the ■■■■■■■ calibration was 1850 lbs ft.Quite strange me thinks.

The small difference in power output is down to the engine manufacturer quoting gross, while the chassis builder quotes net, for example 465 vs 429. I have not come across those large differences in the peak torque figure though. I would not be able to explain it. Do you have links to spec. sheets, which show those discrepancies?