The Ferqui Toro and Ferqui Viedo (sold as the Optare Toro and Optare Viedo in the United Kingdom until 2012) were related designs of
minicoach bodywork built by Spanish manufacturer Ferqui until 2014, when they were replaced by the
Ferqui Sunset X and
Ferqui Sunrise. The Toro, built on
Mercedes-Benz Vario
The Mercedes-Benz Vario (model designation BM667/668/670) is a full-size commercial heavy van manufactured by Mercedes-Benz between 1996 and 2013.
History
The Vario was launched in 1996 as a facelifted version of the Mercedes-Benz T2.
The bod ...
chassis, was launched in 2005; the Viedo, a lower-cost variant built on
Iveco Daily chassis, followed in 2009.
Through a dealership arrangement between Ferqui and
Optare
Switch Mobility (originally called Optare) is an English bus manufacturer based in Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire. It is a subsidiary of Indian company Ashok Leyland. The company would be responsible for the EV operations of the group with ...
, both models were sold and badged as Optare products in the British market from their launch up until the start of 2012, when Optare terminated the agreement to consolidate on their own bus manufacturing.
Subsequently, Ferqui signed a dealership contract with Connaught PSV, relaunching both models in the United Kingdom market as Ferqui-badged models by 2013, before they went out of production the following year.
See also
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List of buses
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References
External links
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{{Optare timeline
Toro
Vehicles introduced in 2005
Minibuses
Intercity buses
Single-deck buses