Name: Mitsubishi S16R-Y2PTAW-1
Brand: Mitsubishi
SKU: s16r-y2ptaw-1

Overview#

The Mitsubishi S16R-Y2PTAW-1 is a 65.4-liter, 16-cylinder v-16 diesel engine used in commercial and industrial generator applications in the 1350-1600 kW class. Turbocharged for reliable power density across standby and prime-rated duty cycles.

This engine powers generators from Blue Star Power Systems, Generac, Gillette, Kohler, making it one of the more widely deployed prime movers in its power class for the commercial standby market.

Generators using this engine#

Generac SD1500 (1500 kW)
Gillette SPMI-1.5M (1500 kW)
Blue Star MD1600-01 (1600 kW)
Kohler 1600REOZMD (1600 kW)

Found in these gensets

Generator models that ship with or are commonly paired with the Mitsubishi S16R-Y2PTAW-1.

Generac

Generac SD1500

1500 kW industrial diesel with Mitsubishi engine. Cost-effective alternative to CAT 3512 class. Multi-MW paralleling.

1.5 MW standby · Diesel · Liquid-cooled

1500 kW diesel standby for Tier IV data centers, university campuses, and major industrial plants.

1,500 kW standby diesel generator with Mitsubishi S16R-Y2PTAW-1 65.4L V16 engine. EPA Tier 2 certified. Three-phase 277/480V and 346/600V. UL2200 listed.

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Gillette

Gillette SPMI-1.5M

Factory-direct megawatt-class diesel at 15-30% below major brands. Mitsubishi S16R V16 engine + DSE controller — no proprietary lock-in.

1.5 MW standby · Diesel · Liquid-cooled

1,500 kW (1.5 MW) diesel standby for data centers, hospitals, industrial campuses, and municipal emergency power.

1,500 kW stationary diesel standby generator with Mitsubishi S16R V16 engine. 65.37L displacement, Stamford AVK S7L1D alternator, PMG excitation. Made in USA.

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Kohler

Kohler 1600REOZMD

1600 kW industrial diesel -- Mitsubishi S16R-Y2PTAW-1 with Decision-Maker 6000 paralleling. Sub-3% THD, UL 2200, NFPA 110 Level 1.

1.6 MW standby · Diesel · Liquid-cooled

1600 kW industrial standby for data centers, hospitals, and utility-scale facilities. Parallel-ready for N+1 mission-critical redundancy.

1600 kW diesel industrial generator powered by Mitsubishi. Mission-critical standby for data centers, hospitals, and large commercial facilities.

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