MAZ produced for Russia a large long bus with a “push” drive

Minsk Automobile Plant produced for Russia the first bus of especially large capacity with a “pushing” drive and the newest articulation unit. The novelty will be presented to the Busworld international bus salon, which will be held in Moscow from October 23rd to 25th.

According to the press service of the Belarusian Company, MAZ 216 will be the first articulated Belarusian bus with a rear-engine layout. The new bus is made completely low-floor. Among the differences is the unique joint site 24.2 of the German company Hubner. The bus “stretched out” at a length of 18 m with a width of 2.55 m and a height of 3.1 m. The maximum gross weight reaches 28 tons.

The bus will be equipped with a 326-horsepower engine from Mercedes (DaimlerAGOM 926) of Euro-5 class and an Allison automatic transmission (T375w / Ret). Top speed is limited up to 85 km / h. By the way, for the EU countries, buses will be equipped with Euro-6 engines.

The novelty belongs to the category of buses of especially large capacity - about 170 people can fit in the cabin. The bus is intended for use in urban environments - on the busiest routes.

The new bus is planned to be delivered to major cities of the EAEU countries and abroad. There is also demand for a bus with a “pushing” drive in Poland and Estonia, and they are interested in them in Serbia.