New Product
Cummins MerCruiser Diesels

and SmartCraft Instruments

Enhanced instrumentation
improves user interface
and offers more information

Smart Craft Helm

Early next year, the Cummins MerCruiser Diesel TDI 3.0L and the 4.2L TDI engines will be offered with SmartCraft instrumentation. The engines will also be EPA Tier 3 and IMO Tier II certified for the recreational market.

CMD-offered TDI engine series currently utilizes analog gauges. The new instrumentation package for the TDI Series will be offered with SmartCraft VesselView® LCD display and SmartCraft® digital instrumentation, providing a more advanced, user-friendly monitoring of the propulsion system.

The new instrumentation package will provide advanced details such as vessel speed, fuel and water-tank levels, fuel flow, MPG, and drive trim and rudder angles, as well as engine voltage, temperature, oil pressure and RPM.

Also notable for early 2012 is the new emissions ratings for the TDI Series. The CMD TDI 3.0L and CMD TDI 4.2L will be EPA Tier 3 and IMO Tier II certified, meeting or exceeding global emission requirements. The New VW/Audi-based TDI 4.2L V8 and TDI 3.0L V6 will provide industry-leading fuel efficiency and horsepower-to-weight ratio. The twin Variable Turbine Geometry turbos on the V8 and the single VTG turbo on the V6 together with the upgraded TDI common-rail fuel system with Piezo fuel injectors provide improved fuel economy without sacrificing performance.

“The enhancements to the TDI engines are part of our ongoing strategy to seamlessly integrate the TDI Series into the CMD product portfolio and to make this technology available to boaters around the globe,” said Chris Wachowski, CMD Product Manager for Compact Diesels. “These engines will change the way people think about diesel engines. Gone are the days of heavy, noisy and smoky diesels, with the next generation of TDI Series engines leading the industry with clean diesel power. Once you experience the unparalleled acceleration with no turbo lag, the automotive-like smooth, quiet propulsion system will leave you smiling all the way to the fuel station. We will be transitioning boat manufactures to the new TDI Series engines during the spring of 2012. Retail customers will have the opportunity to experience TDI technology in new and repowered boats by mid 2012.”