The UD SLF is a
rear-engined
In automobile design, a rear-engine design layout places the engine at the rear of the vehicle. The center of gravity of the engine itself is behind the rear axle. This is not to be confused with the center of gravity of the whole vehicle, as an im ...
single-decker bus
A single-decker bus or single-decker is a bus that has a single deck for passengers. Normally the use of the term ''single-decker'' refers to a standard two- axled rigid bus, in direct contrast to the use of the term double-decker bus, which ...
, and also a
semi-low-floor city bus made by the
UD Trucks
UD Trucks Corporation (UDトラックス株式会社, ''UD Torakkusu Kabushikigaisha'') is a Japanese company whose principal business is the manufacturing and sales of diesel trucks, buses, bus chassis and special-purpose vehicles. Its headquarte ...
. The other city buses of UD is the UD BRT. The BRT is an
articulated bus
An articulated bus, also referred to as a banana bus, bendy bus, tandem bus, vestibule bus, wiggle wagon, stretch bus, or an accordion bus, (either a motor bus or trolleybus) is an articulated vehicle used in public transportation. It is usua ...
unlike the SLF, which is a
rigid bus
A rigid bus (either a motor bus or trolleybus) is a vehicle used in public transportation services with a single, rigid chassis. A bus of this type is to be contrasted with an articulated or bi-articulated bus, which will have two or more rigid ...
.
About
The SLF is named from
semi low-floor. (Incidentally, the
BRT
BRT may refer to:
Transportation
* Block register territory, a method for dispatching trains
* British Rail Telecommunications
* Brookhaven Rail Terminal
* Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, a former transit holding company in New York City
* Bro ...
is named from
bus rapid transit. )
It has 36 seats and
Denso air-conditioning
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, and is 12 meters length.
The GH8 engine is 6 cylinder 8 liter Euro IV diesel engine (turbocharged and intercooled), and
ZF 6-speed automatic (230 hp at 2200rpm).
Anti-lock Brake System, Door Brake System, Neutral Bus Stopping and 3-point
seat belt
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s are installed.
The manufacturer of the bus is
UD Trucks
UD Trucks Corporation (UDトラックス株式会社, ''UD Torakkusu Kabushikigaisha'') is a Japanese company whose principal business is the manufacturing and sales of diesel trucks, buses, bus chassis and special-purpose vehicles. Its headquarte ...
. The body of prototype was made by Volvo Buses India, but the body of main model is made by Volvo/SM Kannapa JV plant.
History
In 2014, the
Volvo
The Volvo Group ( sv, Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distributio ...
Group introduced UD Buses project. The UD Buses is included the
Volvo Buses
Volvo Buses (Volvo Bus Corporation / formal name: ''Volvo Bussar AB'') (stylized as VOLVO) is a subsidiary and a business area of the Swedish vehicle maker Volvo, which became an independent division in 1968. It is based in Gothenburg.
It is on ...
, and includes city buses and coaches. The market of UD Buses is
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
at first, but it will be other
Asia
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n country finally, too.
In 2015, the prototype of the UD SLF was started running at
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation - (BMTC) is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian city of Bengaluru. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region.
Histor ...
in
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
.
See also
*
UD Trucks
UD Trucks Corporation (UDトラックス株式会社, ''UD Torakkusu Kabushikigaisha'') is a Japanese company whose principal business is the manufacturing and sales of diesel trucks, buses, bus chassis and special-purpose vehicles. Its headquarte ...
*
UD Buses
*
UD BRT
UD or ud may refer to:
Companies
* UD Trucks, a Japanese truck manufacturer
* United Devices, a commercial distributed computing company
* United Distillers, a whiskey holding company
* Upper Deck, a manufacturer of collectibles and trading car ...
*
UD Quester
The UD Quester is a line of heavy-duty commercial vehicle produced by UD Trucks with Volvo Group. It is also related with the new generation of the UD Quon series made in Japan.
About
UD Trucks introduced Quester Project with Volvo at Bangkok o ...
*
UD Croner
*
UD Kuzer
The UD Kuzer (kana:UD・クーザー) is a line of light commercial vehicles produced by UD Trucks with Volvo Group.
About
It's not for Japan.
In 2017, the Kuzer was introduced in Indonesia.
See also
*UD Trucks
*UD Kazet
*UD Croner
*UD Queste ...
*
Volvo Buses
Volvo Buses (Volvo Bus Corporation / formal name: ''Volvo Bussar AB'') (stylized as VOLVO) is a subsidiary and a business area of the Swedish vehicle maker Volvo, which became an independent division in 1968. It is based in Gothenburg.
It is on ...
References
External links
Official website
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