Neoplan Centroliner
| Neoplan Centroliner | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Neoplan Bus GmbH, subsidy of MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG |
| Also called | Neoplan Centroliner Evolution |
| Production | 1997-2009 |
| Assembly | Plauen, Saxony, Germany |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Commercial vehicle |
| Body style |
Midibus, single-decker city bus, single-decker articulated bus, double-decker multi-axle bus (discontinued) |
| Layout | Rear-engine design |
| Doors | 1 door, 2 doors or 3 doors (rigid) 2 doors, 3 doors or 4 doors (articulated) |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 10.5 L MAN D2066 LUH CR turbodiesel Cummins M11 305E |
| Transmission | 4-speed VOITH Diwa automatic, 6-speed ZF Ecomat automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 5,875 mm (231.3 in) |
| Width | 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 2.88 m (9 ft 5 in) |
The Neoplan Centroliner is a series of low-floor transit buses which was first unveiled in 1997, and mainly built by Neoplan Bus GmbH for the European market. At the time when it was first released, it adopted contemporary technologies like Controller Area Network.
The product range of Centroliner included: midibus, full-size/articulated single-decker, and three-axle double-decker, in different body lengths. The rigids had 1 door, 2 door or 3 doors whereas the articulated have 2 doors, 3 doors or 4 doors. After the acquisition of Neoplan by MAN AG subsidy MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG, a new version of Centroliner full-size/articulated single-decker was launched, it was also known as Neoplan Centroliner Evolution.
Neoplan Centroliner was the third type of German double-decker introduced in Hong Kong (the first being the Mercedes-Benz O305, and the second the MAN 24.350 HOCLNR-NL). A total of 193 Neoplan Centroliner double-deckers were introduced to Hong Kong by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) and New World First Bus (NWFB).
KMB received the first Neoplan Centroliner in September 1998, after the test-drive of the 15 metres (49 ft) Neoplan Megashuttle in 1997. A total of 20 Centroliner N4026/3s (fleet number AP1-AP20), equipped with Cummins M11-305E21 10.8 litres (659.1 cu in) straight six diesel engine and ZF Ecomat 5HP590 five-speed automatic transmission, entered service in August 1999.
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