Well, i understand your point, but however, more power does not
necessary mean u have to make total use of it. There issnt 320hp
instantly when u lightly tap on the acclerator, but instead it
depends on how hard u floor the accelerator or rather how much the
bc wants. He/she will probably never have to use the kickdown since
theres so much power available.
I do agree however that the bus is high-powered, but then again,
since the bus is a demonstrator, MAN can make use of the data
available to see how much power that routes smrtb operates demands
and then subsequently offer more suitable engines.
Do note that, an interesting fact is the MANs OMV is much
cheaper than the OCs, Citaro, and Yutong. Im not sure if this is
due to the fact that it is a demonstrator, otherwise the price may
attract smrtb to procure such vehicles due to the appealing
price.
when I rode it just before Christmas, the SL was happily using
the kickdown function to overtake other vehicles or speed past
traffic lights. just that i believe he would not need to put too
much pedal to the metal to get the bus moving.
i believe that MAN might offer a more suitable offering to SMRT
such as the NL283F if the NL323F is too powerful for SMRT's
requirements. but then again, the OC500LE comes with a 299bhp
OM457hLA engine.. so SMRT might find the NL323F suited for their
needs.
