i also anlaysed the specs leow. heres what i gathered with
SBS99816 helping me understand the chim stuffs
review: voith 854.5?? (use this?)
gearbox = Voith 854.5 (ignoringthe Diwa branding since pretty much
every voith gearbox is the Diwa brand anyways)
anyhow 854.5. says in the specs is some new revolutionary
gearbox designs n concepts. very intresting two way fluid thrust
for accleration. think most gearbox is a one way thrust of
fluids.
the reatarding pcoess sounds new..dunno what "kick back" shall
be, is it the same process as when enviro 500 (dennis trident
osos\)with voiths do when idle...suddenly engine rev a bits?.
Conerting kinetic energy to heat energy...uhhhhh...expect hot rear
rides...?
very new gearbox i figure. must be new 2008 model kind .. means
new sounds of gearbox from this guy. doubt there will be voith
whsitles?
_voith wbesite
review: 18.240 chassis review
we scoot over to have a looky at some MAN 18.240 specs. we chose
to view 18.240HOCL-NL figuring its prob that thing.
4 rear shock absorbers for bus.
wah comfy ride. i normally hear of two shcok absorber pads. this
one got 4.
the engines figures have been analysed.. indeed a 6.8
litre engine. max output is 240HP (i figure u folks wd know that
number is reflected in the model code by now) . 18 tonne veh. close
counterpart to b7RLE. from the figures i think ze MAN might lose a
bit in acc to B7RLE Mk III EURO IV.. Coupled with the new new (2008
model gearbox worh) Voith gearbox, i dunno how good the acc
power wd be frankly.
one thing for sure, the bumper level from road level is a bit
higher than k230UB. i think is lower than B7RLE tho.
veh width seems tad thin. cd be quite a sqeeze inside.
SBS9816 drew my attention to the in-bus diagnostics of the bus
agai new generation chim gadgets figure out whats wrong with he
bus. interestingly enough there is one that figures out if the
brake pads r worn.\
what makes a good MAN bbus?:
have turbo whsitle, have voith whsitle. have hub reduction and
the typcial MAn air pressure release sounds.
look like Lion's City
bus comes with tubro so good will have turbo whsitle.
bus already said to be with Voith may expect voith whistle
bus has hub reduction yes. but new
revolutionary hub reduction reducing sound technology. wah rau.
softer hubs.
Air pressure release uh? i dunno if this kind of new MAn engine
makes thhat sound.
heeey check out the front of the Gemilang Lion's City bodywork (see
tamago pix). its a close resemblance to a pure bred MAN Lion's City
bus as can be found in germany. very chio front. very enthusing (u
can imagine me drooling at tamago pic).. pity the side windows are
not full length glass. if not will super reemble a MAn lion's City
bus.
=> we have here a goooood MAN bus.
recommedation: (a preview?)
go sit causeway link MAN 18.310 coach on CW2. that one the engine
sound very sui with hubs, voith n turbo whsitles. i guess our dear MAN 18.240 wd pretty much sound
like that cuasway link one
NL243 is not 18.240 is not lion's city:
just to inform: NL243 is not equal
to 18.240. take a close look at the engine numbers u will know.
Also note that lion's City (the full integrated product line from
MAn themselves) do not have 240HP chassis lines so its not a Lion's
City .
Note: The transperth folks have their TP3001 the MAN NG313 (CNG
fuel WAB bendybus) which is rather close to a MAN Lion's City
GL bus. So that case ca sort of say iz like Lion's City.
conclusions:
all in all epxectations are expectations, u'd have to ride the
bus itself to see for urself. For me i expect a comfortabble and
engine that is pleasing to ears ride. hopefully same engine ptiching as the CW2 MAns
lor.
ZYX
certified MAN buses lover (why not woMAN also)
Practically most , if not all, buses with air suspension has 4
shocks at the rear. That includes Scania N113CRB, MB O405 and B10Ms
etc. Rear axles normally support 10tonnes and above. 2 airbags cant
support that load. Normally theres 4 airbags and theres 1 shock for
each airbag.
Those axles used on MAN 18.240 HOCL-NL are hypoid axles. They
offer single drive through. So far, i know that they are by no
means, a hub reduction axle. Do correct me if im wrong here.
HAR?? Really arh? Omg. Altho those 18.310 sounds nice inside,
outside its perturbly loud! I took one before. Inside it sounds
completely awesome with the turbo and all that. However, outside,
when the bus moves off, its unbearably loud for my ears. Hopefully
the new MAN sounds much softer.
NL243 can be 18.240/280 or even 310. The xx.xxx is just a
chassis and engine HP code. However, NL243 =/= HOCL-NL series.
NL243 are fully low floor. HOCL-NL are just low entry. They have
steps after the rear exit.
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