International

      The 9900ix with its extra-long hood and the 9900i remain the owner-operator glamour models, in spite of recent attention on the new ProStar aero tractor. For 2007 a 9900i or -ix can be ordered with factory-installed chrome packages adorned with LED lights, two-tone paint, a black tuck-and-roll interior and, for daycabs, an American Eagle interior. Fifty-one- and 72-inch sleepers are available.
      Other HD Models: The ProStar, in base, Premium, Eagle and Limited trim levels, has just entered production, and replaced the long-hood aero 9400 and, in '08, the medium-hood aero 9200. The 8600 tractor continues with some weight-saving improvements. The 5000i vocational vehicles, which use the 9000 series cab and hood, now carry the PayStar name, and the 7000 series severe-service trucks get a taller hood to house bigger radiators.
      EPA '07 Diesels: Big-bore engines in various models will be Cat's C13 and C15 and Cummins' ISM and ISX. Later in '07, MaxxForce 11- and 13-liter heavy-duty diesels (developed with MAN of Germany) will go into production in Alabama, and be used in the ProStar and other models. Cummins' ISL will be the lightweight engine in certain heavy vocational trucks, and International's own MaxxForce DT 570 and 466 will go in other medium- and heavy-duty trucks. The MaxxForce name also goes on International's V-6 and V-8 diesels for medium trucks.

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