• Five complete buses and one bus chassis are on show in Madrid
• Representative cross-section from the Mercedes-Benz bus and coach line-up for touring-coach, urban and rural-service transport
• New Mercedes-Benz Tourismo touring coach, Citaro K urban with a new body length variant, new-generation Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibus
• Mercedes-Benz Travego touring coach with new safety technology is a real “Safety Coach”

Madrid, 14 November 2006 - DaimlerChrysler Buses, světový lídr na trhu autobusů vystavoval šest vozidel na 8. FIAA (Feria Internacional de Autobuses y Auto­cares) - výstavě 14. - 17.11. 2006 v Madridu v areálu Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I. EvoBus GmbH spolupracuje ve Španělsku s EvoBus Ibérica S.A. jako obvykle představila společost doplňkové služby OmniPlus. Z TZ DaimlerChrysler, kompletní zpráva v angličtině.

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The Mercedes-Benz exhibits at the FIAA 2006 in Madrid

• Five complete buses and one bus chassis are on show in Madrid
• Representative cross-section from the Mercedes-Benz bus and coach line-up for touring-coach, urban and rural-service transport
• New Mercedes-Benz Tourismo touring coach, Citaro K urban with a new body length variant, new-generation Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibus
• Mercedes-Benz Travego touring coach with new safety technology is a real “Safety Coach”

Madrid, 14 November 2006 - DaimlerChrysler Buses, the world’s leading bus and coach manufacturer, is ex­hib­iting six vehicles from the current Mercedes-Benz touring-coach, rural, urban and minibus line-up at the eighth FIAA (Feria Internacional de Autobuses y Auto­cares) bus and coach show from 14 – 17 November 2006. Its 900 m² stand in Hall 10 in the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I exhibition centre on the outskirts of Madrid (stand no. C 306) will showcase the all-round bus and coach expertise of the Mer­cedes-Benz Bus and Coach unit. This product unit is part of EvoBus GmbH, which is re­sponsible for the European bus and coach activities of DaimlerChrysler Buses, and is partnered here in Madrid by its Spanish subsidiary EvoBus Ibérica S.A. In ad­dition to the representative cross-section through the extensive vehicle line-up, in­cluding the range of Omniplus services geared specifically to bus and coach opera­tions for the Spanish market, this year “safety technology” will take centre stage.

At the centre of the Mercedes-Benz presentation at the FIAA 2006 will be a range of new buses and coaches, the majority of which were recently premiered at the IAA Com­mer­cial Vehicle Show 2006 in Hanover. The new generation of Citaro ur­ban and rural-service buses will be on show, featuring extensive technical and vis­ual in­novations, as well as a new member (Citaro K) that brings a new entry-level variant to the Cita­ro family. The new Mercedes-Benz Tourismo touring coach is a highly economical model series in the business segment. The range of models in­cludes four high-deck touring coaches along with a new 13-metre two-axle variant, all with extensive safe­ty features including ESP. According to the experts, the new touring coach posi­tioned in the luxury segment, the Mercedes-Benz Travego, is the world’s safest touring coach when fitted with the equipment specification shown at the FIAA – dubbed the “Safety Coach”, it comes with the full range of safety fea­tures including ESP, Brake Assist (BA), the Continuous Braking Limiter (DBL), proximity control (ART) and Lane Assistant (SPA). The OC 500 RF (RF = “Raised Floor”) chas­sis pro­vides the foundation for the very latest generation of touring coaches and rural-ser­vice buses and is ideally suited to the European markets with its state-of-the-art technology. The Mercedes-Benz Integro is a fully-fledged raised-floor rural-service bus with close family ties to the touring coach down to the last detail – these in­clude spacious accommodation and brand-new, innovative rural bus seating in the passenger compartment, state-of-the-art technology with EPS 3 for the GO 190 and GO 210 transmissions, fully automatic torque-converter transmis­sions and Power Distribution Board (PDB), through to the sort of comfortable, safe chassis you would tend to associate with a touring coach. The new minibus genera­tion based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter offers twelve basic models for rural, touring-coach and urban use each with their own bus body, Adaptive ESP, ABS, ASR, EBD, BA plus ul­tra­modern and low-emission Euro 4-compliant diesel engines. It will be represented at the FIAA 2006 by the low-floor Sprinter City 65 minibus for use in urban environ­ments. In addition to the six vehicles on show in Hall 10, other vehi­cles from the current Mercedes-Benz product range will be parked outside the hall in the adja­cent outdoor area and available for test drives.

Safety and environmental friendliness are the two key issues for the Mercedes-Benz Bus and Coach unit at the FIAA 2006: all diesel engines on the large buses and coaches have been converted to Blue-Tec diesel technology in time for the launch of Euro 4. Blue-Tec has already proven to be highly economical in tens of thousands of Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty trucks. Mercedes-Benz can already supply the Citaro urban regular-service bus with the option of Blue-Tec 5 – testimony to the system’s future viability. And the Mercedes-Benz stand will also be showcasing a road-going vehicle that takes the technology to new heights: the combination of Blue-Tec 5 diesel engine with a sintered metal particulate filter on show already meets the EEV (Enhanced Environmentally-friendly Vehicle) emissions standard, a standard the Mercedes-Benz Citaro urban bus has been meeting for many years with its CNG-powered engine.

The comprehensive safety expertise built into Mercedes-Benz buses and coaches attests to the high level of the standard-fit equipment: all new-generation touring coaches have been fitted with the Electronic Braking System (EBS), Brake Assist (BA), acceleration skid control (ASR), retarders and, above all, the Electronic Stabil­ity Program (ESP) for many years. Added to which there is now the Continuous Braking Limiter (DBL), which prevents the coach from unintentionally accelerating downhill. And the new Mercedes-Benz Travego also boasts two more important safety features in the guise of the proximity control system (ART) and Lane Assis­tant (SPA), turning it into a veritable “Safety Coach”.