Volvo Buses at Bus World India 2016 Bengaluru

About Volvo Buses India

Volvo Buses have been in India since 2001 and has built a leading experience when it comes to high-performing bus applications. Volvo Buses has been driving the change in the industry introducing various firsts in India - including the true - bus chassis concept; the low floor city bus concept; multiaxle coaches; amongst a host of other technologies & solutions. With its state of the art factory and overall profile of being a complete transport solutions provider, Volvo Buses is closely entwined with the progress in the Bus Industry. 

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Volvo Buses India at Bus World India 2016, Bengaluru 

Volvo Buses unveiled its new intercity coach range at Bus World 2016, Bengaluru. The new coaches built on 9400 chassis depicts Volvo India's initiative to move on to the next generation drivelines to meet the ever changing market scenario and passenger demand for luxury and comfort. The new range includes the 12 mtr B8R coach, which is said to have replaced the former B7R 12 mtr coach, and the all new B11R coach - which will be now made available on 13.8 mtr and 14.5 mtr variants 

VOLVO BUSES INDIA AT BUS WORLD INDIA 2016 BENGALURU

VOLVO BUSES INDIA AT BUS WORLD INDIA 2016 BENGALURU

The Volvo B8R 

The all new B8R is a 12 mtr variant coach powered by Volvo D8C 330 HP common-rail, six cylinder turbocharged / Air - Cooled engine which is BS IV compliant and electronically controlled. The D8C 330 HP engine is highly localised and will be manufactured at VECV engine plant at Pithampur, Indore (Madhya Pradesh). The interiors of the coach gives an ambient feeling with semi-sleeper seats. There is a rear emergency exit at the right hand side. An emergency hooter is also being provided above the left front row, which is controlled by the driver in case of emergency.

VOLVO BUSES INDIA AT BUS WORLD INDIA 2016 BENGALURU

VOLVO BUSES INDIA AT BUS WORLD INDIA 2016 BENGALURU

VOLVO BUSES INDIA AT BUS WORLD INDIA 2016 BENGALURU

The Volvo B11R 

The new Volvo B11R now available in two variants - 13.8 mtr and 14.5 mtr are powered by Volvo D11C 410 HP 11-litre six cylinder in-line common-rail BS IV compliant turbo diesel engine. The D11C 410 HP Volvo rear engine produces a massive 1980 Nm of torque at 950 - 1400 rpm. The coach has a Volvo I-Shift 12 speed AMT (automated manual transmission) gear bix with built in hydrodynamic retarder. The electronic architecture of the bus is a fully integrated master multiplex architecture for on-board diagnosis of the vehicle health. 

The 14.5 mtr B11R coach showcased at Bus World have semi sleeper Prakash Fainsa seates in 2+1 seating configuration. The coach also have a pantry and a chemical toilet for passenger convenience. The bus and passenger safety have been standardized based on Bus Code compliancy. The coach bears five fore extinguishers on the rh side. There are three hd (high definition) cctv emergency hooter controlled by the driver in case of emergencies.

VOLVO BUSES INDIA AT BUS WORLD INDIA 2016 BENGALURU

VOLVO BUSES INDIA AT BUS WORLD INDIA 2016 BENGALURU

VOLVO BUSES INDIA AT BUS WORLD INDIA 2016 BENGALURU