Mercedes-Benz O370

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Mercedes-Benz O370
Overview
Manufacturer Mercedes-Benz
Body and chassis
Floor typestep entrance
Powertrain
Engine 200 to 320 hp depending on model
Capacity28

The Mercedes-Benz O370 is a coach made in Brazil in the 1980s. The bus shared some similarities to another bus produced by the manufacturer at the same time, the Mercedes-Benz 0371. The 0370 has a capacity of 28 people that could be upgraded and costed $450,000 USD in 1989. [1]

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Variants

The bus came in three different models - the O370RS with two axles and either a 240 or 285 hp engine, and the 0370RSD with three axles and a 285 or 320 hp engine, the 0370R with a 200 hp engine. The RS and the RSD model has pneumatic suspension, but the R model has springs suspension. The 0370R was intended for intercity use while 0370RS and 0370RSD were intended for longer-distance trips. [2]

Usage

Twelve were ordered by a transit company in Cariacica named Viaçao Aguia Branca. [3] A bus tour company in Sao Paulo named Royal Bus also used them. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 de Souza, Carlos (1989-05-06). Turismo brasileiro se moderniza [Brazilian tourism is modernising] (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil.
  2. Ja esta nos revendedores o moderno onibus 0-370 R da Mercedes Benz [The modern Mercedes Benz 0-370 R bus is now at dealers] (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. 1986-07-05. p. 63.
  3. Mercedes-Benz entrega os primeiros onibus rodovarios 0-370 [Mercedes-Benz delivers the first 0-370 road buses] (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. 1984-12-02. p. 181.