leyland olympian is powerful

last SG · 2007-06-19T20:05:13+00:00

Ya, because SBS 9128H once got the serious engine problem. As u can see the exterior at the rear side are all black that time.

keropoking SG

this afternoon i take a leyland olympian on 88, the bus overtook several buses on the TPE, including 1 VSO and 2 volvo olympian. some ppl on the bus commented the engine is loud n powerful Very Happy

Scania N113CRB luver SG

Some people also said that , when Volvo took over the production of Leyland buses , for example the LO3x , the buses weren't as powerful as before .

Btw , the bus is powered by Cummins ! Cummins rules ! Cool Laughing

Scania N113CRB luver SG

that time i took one LO3x , SBS9199C , it overtook one Scania N113CRB CAC , and one SMRT OAC Merc. Cool

Oh ya , today took SBS9161K on 25 When the bus gearbox lock up kicks in at first gear , it switches to gear 2 in 2 secs , as compared with abt 4secs for some VO3x . Then engine was like "humming" , pure torque ! Someone told me that the Cummins engine produces a whopping 1300Nm of torque ! Shocked

Airbus330Captain SG

Pure nonsense . Volvo took over LO , buses not powerful . Have you tried Volvo buses overseas ? They can be powerful if you want them to be. Thanks to SBST for configurating the Volvo buses to what they are now.

Yes, 9199C can run very fast but aircon just like other LOs is weak.

sBs_boy SG

HA.. wait till you try those VOs in HK..

SBS1985C SG

Well, SBS9199C ain't someone's favourite for nothing. Laughing

I personally haven't taken it yet. Embarassed

Scania N113CRB luver SG

I didnt mean that . I did mentioned that that's what people told me , i merely conveyed what they said here . I also didnt mean to say that Volvo buses are weak . What i meant is that , when Volvo took over the production of LO3x , the VO3x were a little less powerful (not counting the B9TL) . If VO3x's engine were really that powerful , maybe you can ask a mechanic or technician to tune the gearbox to that of the LO3x . Someone told me that VO3x 's engine cant handle the stress if its tune to that of LO3x . That what people told me , i dont know whether or not its true .

Tok abt weak aircon on LO3x , SBS9161K has a rather weak aircon . Took it today and i was almost sweating .

stooper SG

Those suck too... Laughing Their Tridents are the best... Everytime along the Tuen Mun highway will overtake all the other buses (VSO, VO, Neoplan, etc)

Scania N113CRB luver SG

Still Cummins power . Laughing

patdog112 SG

NAC one even more powerful.. LOUD ENGINE

chickenlittle2 SG

VO3x got a problem of weak aircon in the lower deck near the driver seat. BC always complain sweating when they are driving in the afternoon.

MingFreeman SG

Leyland buses are powerful indeed.

But volvo's double decks seem to have very good acceleration. They speed up quicker than the leyland ones.

Scania N113CRB luver SG

Which Volvo DD you talking about ?

You cant compare the new B9TL with the LO3x . Unless you talking about the VO3x Batch 1, 2 , 3 .

LO3x have one problem during moving off , it has turbo lag . So when the bus first starts to move off , you may realise that the bus is actually "crawling" . But when the turbo kicks in , the bus zooms away .

hiphop2009 SG

mercedes bus still best Mr. Green

SBS9888Y SG

SMRT yes
SBST not really

Scania N113CRB luver SG

If SBST ones have ZF gearboxes , maybe a draw . Very Happy Some people dont like SBST Merc is partly because of the hard jerk caused by the MB W.3E gearbox .

tintinspartan SG

Yes. IT starts slowly and then, the bus just move very fast like you just pressed the notrous button on a underground racing car Shocked Cool! Cool Cool Cool

MingFreeman SG

I'm referring to the volvo double deck which looks very similar to the leyland double deck. Another one is the one with rectangular headlights and no back windows.

Scania SG

Actually each bus has its own characteristics, you may be a manufacturer who tries to produce each bus such that they are 100% similar, but they will never be. Each bus has its own "temper", and limit to what it can do. Bus drivers and techicians know this.

kengkia SG

LO3X BANZAI!!!!..LO3X BANZAI!!!.....LO3X WAN SUI...LO3X WANSUI!!!!..WAN SUI WAN SUI WAN WAN SUI!!!1.... Very Happy