Optare Versa
| Optare Versa | |
|---|---|
| |
| Years of manufacture | 2006 to present |
| Length | 9.7 to 11.7 metres |
| Width | 2506 millimetres |
| Power/fuel | Diesel, hybrid, or electric |
The Optare Versa is a low floor midibus in a class between the Solo and Tempo in their product range. The Versa is intended to offer higher capacity while maintaining maneuverability. It was launched at the 2006 Euro Bus Expo.
Initially available in lengths of 10.4 or 11.1 metres, a shorter 9.7 metre length was made available in 2010 followed by an 11.7 metre length. The Versa is available in a single or dual door configuration. A diesel-electric hybrid powered version using ISE Corporation super capacitors and Siemens drive system was launched at the 2010 Euro Bus Expo. It has received Low Carbon Emission Bus certification.[1] Also in 2010, the first fully electric versions of the Versa were ordered by Travel de Courcey.[2]
The original lower front fascia had the headlights and turn signals lined horizontally. This was revised in 2010 with the turn signal moved under the outermost headlight. This was first featured at the 2010 Euro Bus Expo with a Versa destined for the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority. A further revision sees the headlights and turn signals stacked vertically and continuing from the path of the A-pillars.
Specifications
Dimensions
- Length: 9.695m, 10.395m, 11.085m or 11.785m
- Width: 2506mm
- Height: 2836mm
Engine
- Cummins ISBe Euro 5, 6.7 litre, 201 hp
- Mercedes-Benz OM904 LA Euro 5, 4.25 litre, 154 hp
- Cummins ISBe Euro 4, 6.7 litre, 201 hp
- MAN D0834 Euro 4, 4.58 litre, 177 hp
- Mercedes-Benz OM904 LA Euro 4, 4.25 litre, 154 hp
Transmission
- Allison 2100
Suspension
- Front: 2 air bags with leading taper springs and Panhard rod
- Rear: 4 air bag on parallel linkage anti roll bar
Axles
- Front: Dana NDS 41
- Rear: Dana 08.18 single reduction hypoid
Brakes
- Wabco PAN17
Steering
- ZF 8090
Operators
England
- Anglian Bus - Beccles, Suffolk
- Arriva Midlands North - North Midlands
- Arriva Shires & Essex - Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and London
- East London Bus Group - London
- Nottingham City Bus - Nottingham, Notinghamshire
- Selkent - London
- Stagecoach In Lancaster - Lancaster, Lancashire
- Stagecoach London - London
- TM Travel - South Yorkshire
- Transdev Burnley & Pendle - Burnley and Pendle, Lancashire
- Transdev Yellow Buses - Bournemouth, Dorset
- Transdev Yorkshire Coastliner - Malton, North Yorkshire
References
- ↑ Optare hybrids win green bus fund approval, transpotxtra.com, retreieved on 2010-11-11
- ↑ Travel de Courcey orders first Optare Versa EVs, automotivepr.com, retreieved on 2010-11-11
- Optare Versa specifications, s261370817.websitehome.co.uk, retrieved on 2009-07-04