MAN NDxx3F
| MAN ND313F / ND363F (A34) MAN ND243F / ND283F (A48) MAN ND323F / ND363F (A95) |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | MAN |
| Production |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Bus chassis |
| Body style | Double-decker bus |
| Doors | 3 doors |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Related | MAN NDxx3 Lion's City DD (A39) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Power output | 240-400Hp |
| Transmission |
Voith DIWA ZF EcoLife |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 10.85m (2-Axle) 12m, 12.8m (3-Axle) |
| Width | 2.55m |
| Height | 4.1m, 4.2m, 4.3m, 4.4m |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | MAN Lion's City DD A39 |
MAN NDxx3F are different low-floor double-decker bus chassises built by MAN, and are based on the MAN ND313 Lion's City DD (A39) integral low-floor double-decker bus. They have only been built in very small numbers and only for right-hand drive markets.
This means that a ND363F has a power output of 360 hp.
The MAN ND313F and MAN ND363F, with the chassis code A34, is a tri-axle 12-metre chassis. A total number of 27 chassis were built between 2003 and 2006.
In 2003, Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) of Hong Kong received one MAN ND313F with Neoplan Centroliner N4426 bodywork, it received fleet number APM1 and registration number LE4612, entering service later in the same year. The bus remained unique in Kowloon Motor Bus fleet.
One further ND313F was built in 2004, with unknown bodywork and customer.
25 ND363F received Ayats coach bodywork, and were delivered to Ulsterbus of Northern Ireland in 2006.
In 2006, a 10.85-metre two-axle version was launched as the MAN ND243F and MAN ND283F, with chassis code A48.
One ND283F received a East Lancs Kinetec+ bodywork, which had a front similar to that of MAN Lion's City.
Two more ND283F test chassis were built, but no ND243F.
In 2013, a new double deck chassis based on the A22-series low floor single-decker chassis was launched as the MAN ND323F and MAN ND363F, with a new chassis code A95.
In November 2014, one ND323F with MAN Lion's City DD bodywork built under licence by Gemilang Coachworks started trial service for SMRT Buses. In August 2015, 16 additional MAN ND323F buses were brought in by SMRT after the successful trial run.
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