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MOTORINDIA
l July 2012
Bus concept one step further.”
If the Volvo 8400 city bus helped
move people away from their per-
sonal vehicles and save fuel, emis-
sions, road space, the Volvo 7400XL
will do this with even greater ease
and efficiency. The reason is sim-
ple; the Volvo 7400XL can carry
over 100 people at a time and as a
result significantly improve upon
fuel, emissions and road space con-
sumption. Imagine what this can do
for growing cities, high occupancy
routes and for de-congestion? The
savings are profound. The bus of-
fers significantly higher standee and
sitting passengers and comes in the
attractive New Volvo body design.
Manoeuvrability in the city is
gracefully tackled by the steered
tag-axle allowing the bus to take on
tight roads and turns of a city.
Safety is a core value at Volvo
Buses and the Volvo 7400XL is
yet another instance of a product
designed to offer enhanced safety
to drivers and passengers. The bus
body of this city bus is a tubular
structure built to meet the anti-roll
over standards. The bar on safety
has been raised to an exceptional
level with roll stabilizers, electronic
braking system, EBS, powerful disc
brakes and new PX suspension sys-
tem. The low-entry at the front and
in the middle, means it is easy to get
on and off, even for passengers with
impaired mobility.
The Volvo 7400XL is powered
by the highly efficient Volvo 7-litre
diesel engine with a high power of
290hp equipped with a turbocharger
and intercooler. The engine results
in first-class drivability, outstanding
fuel-efficiency and low environmen-
tal impact.
Today, Volvo city buses are being
operated in 13 cities across India –
Bangalore, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai,
Kolkata, Pune, Mysore, Mangalore,
Faridabad, Chennai, Villupuram,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, and
Hyderabad.
The state-of-the-art factory and
overall profile of being a complete
transport solutions provider, gives
Volvo Buses a unique ability to be
in the best position to understand
the needs of the Indian market and
configure products accordingly.
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Most importantly, this new City Bus from Volvo comes after 10-years of
deep understanding of high-performing bus applications in India. The de-
velopment of the Volvo 7400XL is a collaboration between the global and
local design engineers to build an optimum solution for our cities. It also
reflects Volvo Buses’ growing strength in creating high-performing bus so-
lutions specific for India.