The Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Star (kana:三菱ふそう・エアロスター) is a heavy-duty single-decker bus produced by the Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Fuso. The range was available as either a public bus or a coach. Its principal competitors are the Isuzu Erga, the Nissan Diesel Space Runner RA and the Hino Blue Ribbon.
Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Star | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (1984–2002) Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (2003–present) Hyundai Motor Company |
Also called | Hyundai Aero City |
Production | 1984-present |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Complete bus Bus chassis |
Body style | Single-decker bus |
Doors | 1 or 2 |
Floor type | Step-entrance Low floor Low entry |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 6D22, 6D24, 6M70, MD92 (UD Trucks), 6M60 (Mitsubishi Fuso) |
Transmission | 5-speed manual INOMAT 6-speed automatic Allison 5-speed automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 4.8 meter, 5.3 meter |
Length | 9.4m, 10.1m and 10.5m |
Width | 2.5m |
Height | 3.0m or 3.4m |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Mitsubishi Fuso MP Series |
Between 2007 and 2011, some Aero Star has been sold as UD Trucks Space Runner A (old name: Nissan Diesel Space Runner A).
The Aero Star-S is the rebadged UD Trucks Space Runner RA (old name: Nissan Diesel Space Runner RA). It has a double-curvature windscreen, rounded roof dome (more rounded than the 1996–present Aero Star) with a separately mounted destination blind.
The Eco Hybrid (diesel-electric bus) is now setting new standards in practical trials in Japan. It can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 30 percent.[2] The Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Star Eco Hybrid operates with a series hybrid drive, in which the diesel engine does not drive wheels directly but instead is used solely to drive an electrical generator to recharge lithium-ion batteries,[3] connected to the two electric motors (with a combined output of 158 kW), which propel the vehicle.[4] Series hybrids are efficient on vehicles like urban buses with low shares of constant or high speed within their driving profile.[5][6] On trucks like the Mitsubishi Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid Daimler Trucks utilizes - opposed to buses - a parallel hybrid system with an electric Motor-generator on the transmission input shaft. This system maintains better efficiency gains at higher speeds.
Range is 300 km (almost 200 miles).[7]
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A subsidiary of Daimler Truck | |
Domestic Japan |
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