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MAN Lion's City

A city bus whose design is decided not by where passengers sit but by how they board and alight.

MAN Lion's City — Buses
Crusier · CC BY-SA 3.0
MAN Lion's City — Buses
Florian Fèvre · CC BY-SA 4.0
MAN Lion's City — Buses
Florian Fèvre · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The Lion's City is a city bus built for public transport. What governs design here is the stop rather than the journey: door count, door width and floor height affect a route's real speed more than seat comfort does.

A low-floor arrangement makes wheelchair and pram access possible without steps. The engineering price is relocating drivetrain and axles; accessibility here is an architectural decision, not an item of equipment.

City buses spend most of the day in stop-start operation. That means unusual wear in brakes and drivetrain, so service intervals and parts availability weigh as heavily in a purchase as fuel consumption.

Details

Brand
MAN
Category
Buses
Body
City bus
Propulsion
dizel
Produced
1996–