Manufacture: |
MAN Commercial Vehicle Division, Munich, West Germany |
Chassis: |
SG192 Articulated Single Deck Citybus |
Bodywork: |
AB53T Göppel (67 Standing passengers) |
Substructure: |
Tubular Steel welded structure with galvanised sheet steel sidewalls. Body halves joined by half bellows
made of Trevira Hypalon-coated. |
Engine: |
11.413 litres MAN six cylinder in-line diesel, mounted horizontally underfloor between the axles in the
forebody |
Compression ratio: |
18:1 |
Power Output: |
162KW (220 hp) at 2,200 rpm |
Torque: |
775 Nm (79 Kpm) at 1,400 rpm |
Transmission: |
Voith D851 fully-automatic gearbox with press-button ratio selection driving rigid axle with spiral bevel
gear in axle centre and outside planetary drives. |
Suspension: |
Air Suspension with six air bellows, two on each axle. |
Steering: |
Power assisted ZF steering with trailer axle steering by linkage via turntable. |
Doors: |
Triple Doors. |
Length: |
16.48m (54' 1") |
Wheelbase: |
Forebody - 5.3m (17.4ft), Aftbody - 6.02m (19.75ft) |
Width: |
2.48m (8' 1") |
Livery: |
White with Green and Orange bands, later all-Red with “Chaserider” branding. |