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Detroit Diesel Introduces Series 2000 Commercial Marine Engine

5 November 1997

Detroit Diesel Introduces Series 2000 Commercial Marine Engine

    NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 5 -- Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC)
introduced the DDC/MTU Series 200O(TM) marine engine family during the 1997
International Workboat Show.  The Series 2000 engine is available in 8, 12 and
16V configurations with commercial ratings between 536 and 1800 horsepower.
    This engine family is a result of a joint development program between
Detroit Diesel and MTU Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen GmbH.
The Series 2000 features maintenance-free gear drive for vital engine
components and auxiliary equipment.  Application- and customer-specific
maintenance intervals, coupled with a favorable power-to-weight ratio, ensure
optimum benefits for customers.
    Craig Henriksen, Vice President and General Manager of the Series 2000
product line, said, "The Series 2000 engine is the first diesel of its size
and power range to benefit from proven sequential turbocharging technology
which provides superior acceleration and enables the engine to deliver high
power at low fuel consumption across the entire speed range."  Additionally,
the Series 2000 engine features an electronic engine control system with
Diesel Technology / Bosch electronic unit pump injection system for optimized
combustion to achieve both a high degree of application flexibility and
superior fuel economy at low emission levels.
    Detroit Diesel Corporation is engaged in the design, manufacture, sale and
service of heavy-duty diesel and alternative fuel engines, automotive diesel
engines, and engine-related products; and provides financing through Detroit
Diesel Capital Corporation.  The Company offers a complete line of diesel
engines from ten to 10,000 horsepower for the on-highway truck; construction,
mining and industrial; automotive; coach and bus; marine; power generation;
and military markets.  Detroit Diesel services these markets directly and
through a worldwide network of more than 2,500 authorized distributors and
dealers.  DDC is a QS-9000 certified company.
    Detroit Diesel's major shareholder is Penske Corporation, a closely-held,
diversified transportation services company whose operations include Penske
Truck Leasing Company, Diesel Technology Company, Penske Automotive Group,
Inc., Penske Auto Centers, Inc., Penske Motorsports, Inc., and Penske Capital
Partners.  The Penske group of businesses has annual revenues exceeding
$6 billion and employs more than 28,000 people around the world.
    Detroit Diesel Corporation's World Wide Web address is
http://www.detroitdiesel.com.

SOURCE  Detroit Diesel Corporation