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The Bedford TL was a truck manufactured by Bedford. Launched in June 1980, the TL was intended to complement the Bedford TK, on which it was heavily based. One of the main advantages of the TL over the TK was the incorporation of a tilt cab, improving maintenance. A tilt cab was a feature of the TK's main competitor, the Ford D series, and had long been seen as a major advantage.

Bedford TL
Overview
Manufacturer	Bedford AWD
Also called	AWD TL
Production	1980–1986 (Bedford) 1988–1992 (AWD)
Assembly	Dunstable
Body and chassis
Class	Commercial vehicle
Body style	Chassis cab Tipper
Layout	Longitudinal front engine
Powertrain
Engine	Bedford Cummins Perkins
Transmission	Eaton Turner ZF Friedrichshafen
Dimensions
Wheelbase	4.45m (6x4) 6.30m
Width	2.50m
Height	2.53m (cab)
Chronology
Predecessor	Bedford TK
Successor	Bedford-Isuzu

Production began in April 1980, to allow trucks to reach dealers for the premiere.[1][2][3] The TL was taken out of production with Bedford's demise in 1986, but production recommenced in 1988 with new owners AWD.[4] The range expanded to include various derivatives before production ceased in 1992 when AWD was placed in receivership.[5]

History and use

The chassis was as for the TK, with some minor alterations at the front to accommodate the new flat-floor cab. The front suspension, now taper leaf sprung, was also new.[6] The TL was designed mainly for short hauls, but comfort was a bigger priority than for the TK. While an ample number of combinations were available, power outputs were higher than for the TK.[7] From launch, the TL was powered by petrol and diesel engines. The six-cylinder petrol power units were the 214P 3.5-litre and the 300P 4.9-litre. The diesel units were the updated versions of the TK's 3.6-litre four-cylinder 220D and the 5.4-litre six-cylinder 330D, with the option for heavier models of the 8.2-litre Blue Series. Power outputs are 83 or 114 hp (62 or 85 kW) for the petrols, while the diesels offer 65 or 98 hp (48 or 73 kW) for the 220D and the 330D. The Blue Series offered either 128 or 151 hp (95 or 113 kW) depending on the model.[7]

By 1984 the engine power was slightly increased with the adoption of turbocharging and the engines were reclassified and now called Red Series. The 3.6-litre 220D was now called the 70TD and the 5.4-litre 330D became the 105TD - the new names signified maximum power outputs. The 8.2-litre Blue Series engines continued in two version; the 130TD and the higher rated 175TD.[8] With the truck's discontinuation in 1986, it was replaced by a re-badged Isuzu Forward that was re-badged under the Bedford brand, although it was mostly available to export markets only.

When AWD re-launched the TL in 1988, it was equipped with two 6-cylinder engines; initially as the 17-18 model with a Perkins Phaser 180 bhp (134 kW; 182 PS) unit, and from 1990 with the 17-27 with a Cummins 8.3-litre producing 269 bhp (201 kW; 273 PS).

References

External links

Media related to Bedford TL at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Bedford TL

Der Bedford TL ist ein Lastwagen, den der britische Hersteller Bedford produzierte. Der mehr auf Komfort ausgelegte TL, der im Juni 1980 eingeführt wurde, sollte das Angebot zum Bedford TK ergänzen, auf dem der TL stark basierte. Die Produktion begann im April 1980, damit die Lkw die Händler passend zur Premiere erreichten.[1] Der TL wurde mit dem Ende von Bedford im Jahr 1986 aus der Produktion genommen. Allerdings nahm der neue Besitzer AWD Engineering Limited die Produktion 1988 wieder auf.[2][3][4] Das Sortiment wurde später um verschiedene Variationen erweitert. 1992 endete jedoch die Produktion endgültig, als AWD in Insolvenz ging.

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- [en] Bedford TL

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[ru] Bedford TL

Bedford TL был грузовиком, который производился компанией Bedford Vehicles с 1980 по 1986 год, а затем AWD Trucks с 1986 по 1992 год, а производство запасных частей продолжалось до 1998 года. Автомобиль был задуман как замена более раннему грузовику Bedford TK, который, однако, не был снят с производства, а производился до 1992 года в качестве более дешёвой альтернативы. Bedford TL не пользовался большой популярностью в Соединенном Королевстве, но был на многих экспортных рынках, и было произведено около 190 000 таких грузовиков.

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