Sterling Truck Corporation's A-Line and L-Line vehicles will be among the first in the Daimler Trucks North America product lineup to be offered with Detroit Diesel's newly developed DD13 engine. The DD13 was unveiled August 5 during a Sterling press event in Napa, California.rnA smaller version of the DD15 engine that was introduced in late 2007, the DD13 displaces 12.8 liters, andrnfeatures a six-cylinder, in-line configuration. Designed for the less-than-truckload, regional distribution, and vocational markets, the DD13 will be offered in output and torque variants from 350 to 450 horsepower and 1,350 to 1,650 lb-ft.rnThe DD13 is the second in a series of all-new heavy-duty engines from Detroit Diesel that will eventually cover three displacement categories: 13 liters, 15 liters, and 16 liters. Part of the Detroit Diesel engine family, the DD13 shares a common base engine design that will be leveraged on a global scale by Daimler Trucks.
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