SUNSUNDEGUI ENTERS THE URBAN TRANSPORT MARKET WITH THE NEW ASTRAL VIA
Published at 28.10.2008 in Public transport, Vehicle news
Spanish bus manufacturer Sunsudegui has presented the Astral Vía, a new bus concept for urban routes. Designed entirely by the Spanish coach-builder, this vehicle uses the Astral model, the leader on the suburban market, as a basis. The Astral Vía is a new vehicle in terms of both its design and its configuration and materials.
NEW TEMSA AVENUE LAUNCHED IN ARRIVA LIVERY
Published at 20.10.2008 in Public transport, Vehicle news
Turkish busmanufacturer Temsa has a first prototype ready of its new Avenue citybus. The new model will be offered in both low entry and full low floor variants. Low floor variants can have two or three doors and low entry one or two.
NEW FLYER LAUNCHES THE XCELSIOR
Published at 09.10.2008 in Public transport, Vehicle news
New Flyer Industries Inc. introduced the Xcelsior, the customer-centric evolution of the standard transit bus, as the company calls it. Xcelsior is lighter in weight than New Flyer’s current standard bus designs, the difference is about 10%.The lighter weight of the vehicle is expected to immediately deliver improved fuel economy.
SOLARIS PRESENTS LOW-FLOOR TRAM
The increasing need for mobility requires thoughtful commitment to high-quality, high-capacity public transport for the future. Therefore Solaris presents a state-of-the-art low-floor tram. Solaris will apply the winning formula of the Urbino family of low floor city buses – reliable quality, sophisticated design and excellent comfort – to rail-based transport. The first Solaris-built tram will take to the rails of European cities in summer 2009.
NEW TRAVEGO HAS FRONT COLLISION GUARD PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEM
Evobus-subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Bus recently launched the new Travego coach, fitted with the Automatic Brake Assistant (ABA) as new active safety component. But also with regard to the passive safety this new generation Travego shows an important development – fitted as standard outfit is the new Front Collision Guard.
