busnews.com.au April 2018 ABC^37Specs
OPERATOR: Fun Over 50s
BODY: Irizar i6
CHASSIS: Volvo B11R
DIMENSIONS: Length – 13.5m;
Width – 2.5m
ENGINE: D11K, 6-cylinder, in-line
diesel
POWER: 450hp/336kW
TORQUE: 2200Nm
TRANSMISSION: Volvo I-Shift
12-speed
INTERIOR: Styleride seats,
USB charging port, Wi-Fi,
stereo headphones, pull-down
blinds, double-glazed windows,
kitchen, men’s/ladies’ toilets
MISC: Drivers are in for a treat
with a leather air-operated
seat and electric window.
Oh, and a bed!The leather air-operated driver’s
seat was more than comfortable
and the driver-accessible outside
window is electric – much easier
than manually operating ones.
There is a driver’s bed that is also
handy as a back-up if a passenger
becomes ill.
Leaving FOF HQ at Burbank we
travel along the Gateway Motorway
towards Brisbane to get a feel for
how touring in this coach might
be. This one has the bigger 450hp
and 2200Nm powerplant matched
with the Volvo I-Shift 12-speed
automatic transmission.
This combo certainly is
impressively powerful and one
of the fastest off the mark. It
was chosen as the tours often
take the coach into tougher
outback conditions.
The Volvo’s electronically
controlled disc brakes are faultless;
we did a few hard brakes and they
were nice and flat, very predictable.
Through some tight bends around
Brisbane Koala Bushland Park, the
steerable axle tag is magic – don’t
forget this is a 13.5m coach!OVERVIEW
All in all a great all ‘round coach,
impressive visually and internally
and certainly this Irizar was a
pleasure to drive. No mechanical ordriver-experience negatives could
be found.
It’s a combination of a
good-priced product that delivered
on looks and servicing with good
referrals within the industry that
made FOF initially choose the
Irizar-B11R as its Diamond Tina.