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The Volkswagen Volksbus is a range of step-floor city bus chassis assembled in Germany and produced by the Brazilian manufacturer Volkswagen Truck & Bus from 1993 to present.

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Volkswagen Volksbus
Volksbus 17.240 with a CAIO body on a Brazilian street.
Overview
Manufacturer	Volkswagen Truck & Bus
Production	1993–present
Assembly	Resende, Brazil Quezon City, Philippines (MACC)
Body and chassis
Doors	1, 2 or 3 doors
Floor type	Step entrance
Dimensions
Length	6.6m to 12.0m
Width	2.5m
Height	3.0m to 4.0m

Today Volkswagen Truck & Bus produce bus chassis in the 5 to 18 tonne category as microbuses, minibuses, midibuses and coaches, the majority of them are powered by MWM engines.

Variants

Note: E = Electronic versions, D = Front engine, T = Rear engine

• 8.140 CO
• 8.150 OD
• 8.150 EOD
• 9.150 OD
• 9.150 EOD
• 9.160 OD
• 15.180 EOD
• 16.180 CO
• 16.210 CO Euro II
• 17.210 OD
• 17.210 EOD
• 17.240 OT
• 17.260 EOT
• 18.310 OT
• 18.310 OT Titan
• 18.320 EOT

Current range

Microbus

• 5.140 EOD
• 8.120 OD Euro III
• 8.150 OD (Export)
• 8.150 EOD

Minibus

• 9.150 OD (Export)
• 9.150 EOD
• 9.160 OD

Medium

• 15.180 EOD
• 15.190 EOD
• 17.210 EOD
• 17.230 EOD
• 17.260 EOT

Coach

• 18.280 OT LE
• 18.320 EOT

Conversions

All bodies are assembled by private coachbuilders. The coachbuilders then manufacture them to desired configuration e.g. school bus, shuttle bus, tour bus & coaches etc.

Main users of Volksbus chassis' are:

South American manufacturers

• Irizar
• Marcopolo
• Neobus
• Caio Induscar
• Rosmo
• Comil
• AGA[1]
• Mascarello
• Modasa
• Inrecar[2]
• Metalpar[3]

Mexican Manufacturers

• AYCO[4]
• Novacapre[5]

South African manufacturers

• Busmark 2000
• Busaf
• Irizar
• Marcopolo

Kenyan Manufacturers

• Banbros

See also

• Microbus
• Minibus
• Midibus
• Coach (bus)

References

External links

• Volkswagen Volksbus International portal
• South African Constellation & Volksbus specifications
• VW de México truck site (in Spanish)
• Autobuses AGA de Colombia

На других языках

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[de] VW Volksbus

Der VW Volksbus ist eine Omnibus-Chassisreihe der Marke Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus, der vom Nutzfahrzeughersteller MAN Latin America hauptsächlich für den südamerikanischen Markt produziert wird. Eine breite Palette von Fahrgestellen ermöglicht den Einsatz sowohl im Stadtverkehr als auch im Überlandverkehr. Die Fertigung der Modellreihe begann 1993.

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- [en] Volkswagen Volksbus

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