Renault PR100

Renault PR100 and PR100.2
A Berliner PR100 in Toulon
Overview
Manufacturer	Renault Véhicules Industries (RVI)
Production	1971–1999
Assembly	Saint-Priest, France
Body and chassis
Class	Bus chassis
Doors	1 or 2
Floor type	Step-entrance
Powertrain
Capacity	31 to 40 seated
Dimensions
Length	11950mm
Width	2500mm
Height	3000mm
Curb weight	14.400 tonnes to 18.000 tonnes
Chronology
Successor	Renault R312

The Renault PR100 is a French full-size step-entrance single-decker bus chassis built and marketed originally by Berliet from 1971, and sold as a Renault following the merging of Berliet into Renault Véhicules Industriels (RVI).

The PR100 was intended to be replaced by the 1987 Renault R312 but sales continued with a revised model called the PR100.2 and in 1993 with a further revised version called the PR112 with the last delivery in 1999. Over 13,500 buses of the PR100 range were produced in France. An articulated version was also produced from 1980, the Renault PR180.2.

The original PR100 was developed and manufactured by Berliet using mainly plans of the German "VÖV-Standard-Linienbus" of the late 1960s. It has 1 door or 2 doors and has an altered front-end and back, and an other interior. In service from June 1972, it was available with a V8 engine producing 178 PS (131 kW; 176 bhp). It was 11.25m long with three variations of seating/standing combinations. By 1979 the PR100 featured the Renault badge.

The PR100 received a slightly altered front end in 1984, along with some technical improvements. This new model was called the PR100.2 and can be identified by the revised front bumper arrangement incorporating the lights with an asymmetrical windscreen, arched top and a separately mounted destination display in the new front end.

The PR100 was mainly used in France, with some exported to Algeria, Australia and Morocco. The design was used by Jelcz in Poland under license, and large numbers were delivered to many Polish cities. The PR100.2 chassis was also assembled in Spain, with Hispano Carrocera bodywork but retaining the Renault front for early models.