Volvo Buses B12B

Volvo Buses B12B
Years of manufacture	2001 to present
Length	10.3 to 15 metres
Width	2550 millimetres
Fuel	Diesel

The Volvo Buses B12B is a coach and intercity bus chassis based on Volvo's TX product platform. The chassis is made of 3CR12 stainless steel using box section construction. It has a 12 litre horizontal diesel engine mounted longitudinally at the rear. Coinciding with the introduction of the Euro 5 emission standard, the B12B will be replaced by the Volvo Buses B13R

Specifications

Engine

• Volvo DH12E Euro 4, Euro 5 (incentive); 12 litre; 340 hp, 380 hp, 420 hp, or 460 hp

Transmission

• Volvo AT2412C I-Shift
• ZF 6S-1900
• ZF 6HP604C/N
• Voith D864.5

Electric system

• Volvo Bus Electronic Architecture

Suspenssion

• Electronically controlled air with ndependent front suspenssion option

Axles

• Front: Volvo
• Rear: Volvo RS1228B
• Tag: optional

Brakes

• Electronically controlled disc brakes. ABS with ASR and ESP option

Fuel tank

• 300 to 700 litres

References

• Volvo Buses B12B page, volvobuses.com, retrieved on 2010-06-14
• Volvo Buses B12 Range brochure, volvobuses.com, retrieved on 2009-06-014
• Volvo B12B data sheet, volvobuses.com, retrieved on 2009-06-014
• Volvo B12B 6X2 RHD specification sheet, volvobuses.com, retrieved on 2009-06-014