The Renault R312 is a bus manufactured by

Renault Trucks Renault Trucks is a French commercial truck manufacturer with corporate headquarters at Saint-Priest near Lyon. Originally part of Renault, it has been a subsidiary of the Volvo Group since 2001. From its beginnings in 1978 to 2002, the comp ...

from 1987 to 1996. A prototype was completed in 1984. It succeeded the SC 10, which was originally a

Saviem The Société Anonyme de Véhicules Industriels et d'Équipements Mécaniques (), commonly known by the acronym Saviem (), was a French manufacturer of trucks and buses/coaches part of the Renault group, headquartered in Suresnes, Île-de-France ...

design from the 1960s. The 12m long bus is rear-engined, powered by a 6-cylinder Renault

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engine with a displacement of 9.8 litres available with either or . By placing the engine in the rear, the interior was flat over the vehicle's whole length. It was primarily built as an integral bus, although some were completed as

rolling chassis A rolling chassis is the chassis without bodywork of a motor vehicle ( car, truck, bus, or other vehicle), assembled with suspension and wheels. Heavy vehicles Separate chassis remain in use for almost all heavy vehicles ranging from pickup ...

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''Commercial Motor'' 7 November 1991 The bus was popular in France, with over 4,000 produced, with RATP operating over 1,500 during the 1990s.Renault R312
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Renault PR100.3 The Renault PR100.3 was a high-floor, step-entrance and Low-floor bus, low-floor single-decker bus marketed in Australia, based on the Renault R312. The bus, like the Renault PR100, PR100.2, was a package with a Renault R312, standard R312 front, ...

has the same visual appearance as the R312. Export sales were made to Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

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