Australasian Bus & Coach - May 2018

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M

ercedes-Benz offers

customers the choice

of Euro 5 or Euro

6 engines for its

Australian bus and

coach portfolio. The tried-and-tested

engines have been developed with the

global engineering strength of Daimler

and feature the latest technology for

durability, performance and economy.

The OC500LE Route Bus Chassis

runs the Euro 6-rated 7.7-litre OM936

six-cylinder unit generating 220kW

and 1200Nm of torque. It is

available with either the six-speed ZF

EcoLife or four-speed Voith DIWA.6

automatic transmission.

The two-axle OC500RF School/

Charter Bus chassis uses the Euro

5-rated 12.1-litre OM457 six-cylinder

unit generating between 260kW

and 1600Nm of torque. It is available

with the six-speed ZF EcoLife

automatic transmission, it’s stated.

The three-axle OC500RF Coach

Chassis is available with the 12.1-litre

OM457 six-cylinder Euro 5 unit

generating 315kW and 2100Nm of

torque. It is available with the ZF AS

Tronic AMT.

Another option for three-axle RF

customers is the Euro 6 OM470 10.7-litre

six-cylinder generating between 315kW

or 335kW and 2100Nm of torque. It

is available with the Mercedes-Benz

developed eight-speed GO250 AMT.

Daimler –

tried and tested