Hybrid, let alone fully electric, buses are still a long way off for many operators, so clever use of ‘ancillary electrification’ may well prove diesel’s savior. On a Wrightbus 10.6m double-deck, we came away impressed.
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VIDEO REVIEW: Yutong C122 / T12
Known as the Yutong C122 here but T12 globally, the enigmatic Chinese “super coach” boasts a European bloodline and heart, in terms of motive power and striking styling cues. ABC magazine exclusively gets behind the wheel and takes one for a spin.
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VIDEO REVIEW: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516CDI
Making something more luxurious than it already is might sound simple, but is often not so. The right MB Sprinter is a beautiful base for enhanced customisation and tweaking, as Topstar Transporter soon discovered.
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VIDEO REVIEW: WRIGHTBUS STREETLITE WF 8.8M
Wrightbus may not be a brand on everybody’s lips in Australasia just yet, but with its innovative and tidy-looking StreetLite midibus packing a big micro-hybrid punch it soon just might be. We took one for quick spin and came away well impressed.
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VIDEO REVIEW: MERCEDES-BENZ O305 MARK I – 1923
It seems turning 40 is ‘the new black’ for a range of other age groups – just take your pick! Yet when test driving this mint 40-year-old Mercedes-Benz O305 Mark 1-1923 from the Sydney Bus Museum she still feels in the prime of her life.
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VIDEO REVIEW: Denning Phoenix
ABC magazine recently visited Bundaberg, a large country town in Queensland not far from the coast with a population of about 50,000, to visit local bus company Bundaberg Coaches.
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VIDEO REVIEW: I-Bus 500 Series
The I-Bus 500 Series is designed to go where others don’t dare
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VIDEO REVIEW: IRIZAR i6
Few might expect a bus operator to be a Steve Irwin Award-winning pro-environmental business, but that is just one of many talents the Fun Over 50 team exudes. And its latest Diamond Class Irizar i6 coach on Volvo B11R chassis is a brilliantly exuberant illustration of what a shining beacon this company is for the industry.
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VIDEO REVIEW: MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER TRANSFER 316
Elegant expedition - The car-like Sprinter continues to make inroads in the market
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VIDEO REVIEW: Scania K450 coach
There were many great-looking luxury coaches at the Australasia Bus & Coach Expo on the Gold Coast, but the Scania K450 coach really stood out
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