busnews.com.au May 2019 ABC^23
Above:
“Reliability,
robustness, fuel
consumption
and customer
service. For
me, there is
nothing better
than Scania!”
said Lilian Faur,
Manager of
Transports Faur.
O
NE OF THE MOST
successful European
rugby clubs has
just received
its new Scania-
chassis, Beulas-bodied
customised team coach, with
the impressive results not going
unnoticed, say team officials.
The new Scania Glory VIP
coach will not go unnoticed in
Toulouse, whose city team is the
current 2019 table leader of the
European rugby calendar.
Said to feature an unparalleled
aesthetic with its black and red
body painted in the colours of
I was looking for a
unique, high-quality
vehicle.
Stade Toulousain, the coach
was customised and ordered
from Scania and Beulas by
Transports Faur – a specialist in
passenger transport in Toulouse
- and official carrier of Stade
Toulousain rugby club.
“We wanted a personalised
vehicle,” said manager of
Transports Faur, Lilian Faur.
“This new vehicle offers the very
best to the Stade Toulousain
team: an exceptional coach
that matches the club’s ranking
in European rugby.
“Reliability, robustness, fuel
consumption and customer
service. For me, there is
nothing better than Scania!”
proclaimed Faur.
UNIQUE COACH
It’s based on a three-axle Scania
chassis, one of which is a rear
steering axle for manoeuvrability,
with a 12-speed gearbox and a
490hp engine. The camber was
remodelled to fit the needs of
the club, Scania says.
There are 41 seats in the
coach, instead of the standard
73 seats in the basic version,
meaning more than 90
centimetres of legroom, and a
seat designed with a spacer that
gives an extra 10 centimetres
to allow for the players’ wide
shoulders.
“With their large frames,
standing more than 180
centimetres tall and weighing
around 100 kilograms on
