| Volvo B8RLE | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Volvo |
| Production | 2013–present |
| Assembly | Borås, Sweden Curitiba, Brazil Santiago, Chile Subic, Philippines [1] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Bus chassis |
| Doors | 1 to 3 |
| Floor type | Low entry |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Volvo D8K (Euro VI), D8C (Euro III/V) |
| Capacity | 50–90 passengers |
| Power output | 250-350 bhp |
| Transmission | ZF EcoLife 6AP1200B (280 hp), 6AP1400B (320, 350 hp); Voith DIWA.6 (320 hp), Volvo I-Shift |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 10.2–12.8 metres (4x2) 12.4-14.9 metres (6x2) 17.1m-18.3 metres (articulated) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Volvo B7RLE Volvo B9RLE Volvo B12BLEA (articulated) |
| Successor | Volvo BZR |
The Volvo B8RLE is a 7.7-litre-engined low-entry bus chassis manufactured by Volvo since 2013 for left-hand drive markets. It was designed as a replacement for the B7RLE and the B9RLE. The right-hand drive version was launched in November 2014.[2]
Initially available in two- and tri-axle variants, the articulated version of the B8RLE called the B8RLEA is available in Australia since late 2014.[3] In 2017, Euro III and V versions were launched worldwide with engine outputs at 250 and 330 hp.[1] The 250 hp version is marketed in Brazil as the Volvo B250RLE.[4]
It is also available as a medium-floor bus chassis, known as Volvo B8R. Throughout Europe, the B8RLE is most commonly available as the semi-integral Volvo 8900LE. In the United Kingdom, the B8RLE is offered with MCV Evora and Wright Eclipse 3 bodywork, and formerly also with MCV Evolution 2 bodywork. Additionally, Plaxton has also developed a low-entry version called the Plaxton Panther LE coach based on the B8RLE chassis with the 6x2 tri-axles configuration, for the intercity bus-commuter coach market. In Spain the B8R and the B8RLE is only available with the bodywork Unvi Urbis, Castrosua Magnus E, Sunsundegui SB3 and Sunsundegui Astral (this bodywork is discontinued).
In the Philippines, Volvo Buses launched the B8RLE in August 2018. The bus chassis is imported from Borås, Sweden and bodywork is made by Autodelta Coach Builders.
In Indonesia, Indotruck Utama (as a representative of Volvo Buses Indonesia) launched the B8RLE in March 2019 at Busworld Southeast Asia.
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