But inside, it’s really nice.Al Mariah General Transport has expanded its Abu Dhabi fleet with the purchase of 29 Scania Marcopolo luxury buses from Bin Brook Motors.Īll unit engines are rated at Euro 6 bringing them in line with the greenest fuel options available in the UAE, said the Scania importer, adding that, by opting for BioSafe buses, the award-winning operator is also setting “another standard for the executive staff transport at the time of pandemic”.Īccording to Bin Brook, these are the first buses of their type in the UAE and have been fitted with integrated sanitising points, driver protection shield, disinfection of the air and the surfaces inside the toilet by means of UV-C and, “many more, to be benchmarked as the most safest and most environment friendly coach fleet in the country.” And some clever type simply must come up with a better solution than those impotent bunny ears which now deface every coach built. Frankstein-ish brow and lights that look as if squashed under the weight of that face don’t help it. Most interesting post, Jim Brophy, about a bus that, I must say, is climbing the Fugly scale enthusiastically. The Volgren name is on many a bus round these parts to this day. (Also, I caught nits, possibly not unrelated, certainly not a lot less pleasant). Volgren was a (sort-of) jv between Volvo and Grenda buslines years ago, and I caught their smelly horror creations often as a kid. Seems the Brazilian outfit bought Volgren this year. I presumed that the mention of Australia for Marcopolo was a mistake involving a local clothing company of that name and an internet snafu, but no. Well, truthfully I don’t, but that’s just a combination of age and slothfulness. Looks like a nice bus – perhaps Marcopolo will enter the US and Canadian market again someday… The lower floor rear seating area can also be configured as a lounge. Many are used on overnight routes, and are outfitted with first-class airline style seats that fully recline. The Scania engine is a K-Series 12.7 litre pushing out 490 hp, the MAN a Model 2676 12.4 litre with 493 hp, and the Volvo a D-11C 10.8 litre with 450 hp. The chassis used for the four axle models are the Scania K-420, the MAN 8X2, and the Volvo B450R. Usually tandem front wheels are required due to axle loading, but in the G7’s case, they also allow for additional steering traction on Brazil’s mountainous and sometimes unpaved roads. Two chassis are offered – a single front axle and one with tandem front wheels. It’s largest and most luxurious coach is the Paradiso 1800 DD G7. Marcopolo manufactures both urban transit and intercity bus bodies in a variety of sizes. Marcopolo Torino Urban Transit Bus with Volvo Chassis The buses were sold by MCI and proved fairly popular with tour operators. DINA, a Mexican conglomerate, was the owner of Motor Coach Industries (MCI) during that decade, and purchased Viaggio bodies from Marcopolo and placed them on top of their DINA 45 foot bus chassis. While they don’t market buses in the US or Canada, they did have one model that was sold here in the late 1990’s – the DINA Viaggio. They have manufacturing operations in Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Mexico, Australia, South Africa, and are in negotiations for joint ventures in China and India. It doesn’t manufacture complete coaches – it’s a “coachbuilder” – it makes bus bodies and interiors, then mates them to an existing OEM chassis mostly Scania, MAN and Volvo. Marcopolo SA is a Brazilian coach and bus manufacturer headquartered in the southern city of Caxius do Sul. We’ve previously looked at buses from North America, Asia, and Europe – let’s broaden our aperture a little and review a coach from South America – specifically, one of the biggest and most popular buses on that continent – the Marcopolo Paradiso 1800 DD G7 – it’s one big bus…
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