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January 2012
Volvo 9100
The Volvo 9100 embodies the
company values for safety, quality
and care for environment. The en-
gine is optimized for a range of driv-
ing conditions and is backed by Vol-
vo’s rich experience of 10 years in
high performing bus applications on
Indian roads. The coach is designed
to meet medium distance applica-
tions and has been designed to take
the Volvo experience to millions of
new passengers.
The Volvo 7700 Hybrid is a
commercially-produced hybrid bus
model. Its predecessor has been on
the market for some years and both
fuel savings and reliability have
been proven in commercial opera-
tion. The hybrid technology is prob-
ably the most versatile driveline so-
lution when it comes to combining
environmental improvement with
performance, economy and uptime.
The bus model has special fea-
tures like new lighter body design,
increased passenger capacity, up to
37 per cent fuel savings, 40-50 per
cent lower exhaust emissions and
quiet and emission-free at bus stops.
It is designed for both inner city
and suburban traffic conditions, and
comes with a comprehensive busi-
ness solutions package.
Customers now have the power
of choice in high-performing buses
like never before. The Vol-
vo Bus range in India now
will include: Volvo 9400
4x2 290 and 340hp; Volvo
9400XL multi-axle, Volvo
9400PX multi-axle, Volvo
9100 coach, Volvo 7400 city
bus, Volvo 7400XL city bus,
Volvo 7400CNG city bus
and the Volvo 7400 semi-
low floor.
Volvo Buses has led the
way by introducing the first-
of-its-kind safety features
by any bus manufacturer. As part of
its stated value of safety, it has in-
troduced the front impact protection
(FIP) and front under-run protection
(FUP) systems. FIP is a frontal colli-
sion protection system, which effec-
tively spreads the force of an impact
into the frontal structure. Full-scale
tests show that FIP considerably
cuts the risk of serious personal in-
jury.
The FUP system significantly
minimises the risk of injury in the
event of frontal collisions between
buses and cars. It consists of a steel
structure behind the bumper that
prevents the oncoming passenger
car from becoming wedged under
the bus while at the same time of-
fering excellent protection for those
components that are fitted at the
lower front part of the coach.
Bus industry (Auto Expo preview)
For the bus operators the Volvo
9100 presents an unbeatable
business proposition in trans-
port economy, offering excellent
value in fuel efficiency, main-
tainability and overall operating
costs. It highlights the organiza-
tion’s local product development
competencies.