Which is your favourite Volvo DD?

Bus Stopping SG

Volvo and Wright is not the same. Wright produces bodywork for bus chassis, and Volvo produces the chassis and engine. Wright seems to have a strong partnership with Volvo because most of their bodyworks are made specially for Volvo buses, and Volvo even display a Wright example of the B5TL and B8RLE together with MCV's example on their webpage. But Wright still produces bodyworks for MAN A22 (Wright Meridian), Scania K-series (Wright Solar) and DAF/VDL SB120/SB200 (Wright Electrocity and Wright Pulsar) currently.

Wright is moving towards a role of constructing fully integral buses on top of bodying for various chassis makers.

Their new StreetDeck would be their first integral 2axle DD for the non London market using a offset longitudinally mounted MB OM934 engine. Externally, it is to be equipped with a WEG3 body.

Bus Stopping SG

I really hope to see the day when Volvo Buses construct some kind of '3-axle counterpart of B5TL' and fitted with Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 bodywork as well...

That should be the new B8TL which would be Euro6 ready.

SBS3050L SG

stop spamming

No. YOU are spamming. This can be posted in the chatbox.

At the Bed SG

Who is TS?

Thread starter. For this is SLBP SP.

Like ChatbOx is by SBS2656X he is the TS

At the Bed SG

volvo wright, VO2x & VSO haha

to TS & "at the bed": why you guys like 3333X? just wondering

Lol Becuz that's the bus I rode with very heavy smell since it's new, and it's the bus permed 99. Which is one of my service. Not like what LSK138 said. :)

Gus.chong SG

That should be the new B8TL which would be Euro6 ready.

Volvo Buses has yet to release the specfications and the model look of the B8TL on their official webpage.

Bus Stopping SG

Volvo Buses has yet to release the specfications and the model look of the B8TL on their official webpage.

That is correct, but this would not be anytime soon as well since the markets for the triaxle B9TL are not requiring Euro6 emissions standard anytime soon.

TIB1096A SG

SBS9836Y

SBS9841G

SBS7777Y

TIB1234T SG

The NBfLs are also preparing to get Euro 6 standard in 2014...

sgbuses SG

Volvo D8K engine specifications:

http://euro6.volvobuses.com/pdf/Volvo-D8K-Euro6-Fact-Sheet-EN.pdf

Mercedes-Benz OM934LA/OM936LA engine (used on trucks, from another forum):

http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_mpc/truck/home/new_trucks/model_range/the-atego/the-atego/facts/Driveline/engine.0005.html

Mercedes-Benz Powershift 3 (G90) AMT as a possible third option for StreetDeck:

http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-1580828-1-1581554-1-0-0-1581578-0-1-11702-1549054-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html

Wrightbus StreetDeck:

http://www.route-one.net/issues/516/index.html#/38/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mals_uk_buses/11295981934/in/[email protected]/

http://www.busandcoach.com/Digitrial/BCP324-edition-wrights.pdf

Optare MetroCity:

http://www.optare.com/pr_08_10_13.htm

The industry's focus these days is fuel costs/consumption and environmental issues, so power junkies can expect to be greatly disappointed.

For enthusiasts who want to be a step ahead, print all the documents out. You will need them in a few years' time from now.

Bonus material - Scania Omnicity (Euro IV) review:

http://www.route-one.net/issues/516/index.html#/32/

SBS9000S (SLBP SP) SG

SBS7500D and SBS9800A

SBS7777Y SG

SMB1H

SBS9000S (SLBP SP) SG

SBS7777Y

SBS9067A SG

Can Leyland Olympian DDs be counted as Volvo DD? Because for the most part it's similar.

AnythingGoesLa SG

Volvo D8K engine specifications:

http://euro6.volvobuses.com/pdf/Volvo-D8K-Euro6-Fact-Sheet-EN.pdf

Mercedes-Benz OM934LA/OM936LA engine (used on trucks, from another forum):

http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_mpc/truck/home/new_trucks/model_range/the-atego/the-atego/facts/Driveline/engine.0005.html

Mercedes-Benz Powershift 3 (G90) AMT as a possible third option for StreetDeck:

http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-1580828-1-1581554-1-0-0-1581578-0-1-11702-1549054-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html

Wrightbus StreetDeck:

http://www.route-one.net/issues/516/index.html#/38/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mals_uk_buses/11295981934/in/[email protected]/

http://www.busandcoach.com/Digitrial/BCP324-edition-wrights.pdf

Optare MetroCity:

http://www.optare.com/pr_08_10_13.htm

The industry's focus these days is fuel costs/consumption and environmental issues, so power junkies can expect to be greatly disappointed.

For enthusiasts who want to be a step ahead, print all the documents out. You will need them in a few years' time from now.

Bonus material - Scania Omnicity (Euro IV) review:

http://www.route-one.net/issues/516/index.html#/32/

nice stash of material you have there.

eitherways, to refer to Wrightbus, they are moving onto MB engines (934 iirc) for their hybrid buses, which is notable because the MB engines have been known for (better) torque curves than the competition, something i approve of hahas.

not sure if youve picked this trend up but the e6 bus engines of late (MB, Volvo esp) seem to have dropped the 5:1 torque:power ratio in favour of maybe a 4ish:1 ratio. you seem to be getting more power for that said amt of torque, or less torque for the same power rating. cant say much about drivability as of far but something worth looking out for when the first e6 buses hit singapore.

SBS7777Y SG

favourite dd

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