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The New Citaro Bagged a Grand Award

by (RSS feed) October 27th, 2011 at 8:18 am

The New Citaro Bagged a Grand Award The New Citaro Bagged a Grand Award

It was launched in mid 2011, and the first time it was seen in public, everybody predicted that it will replace even the most successful city bus in the world – it is the new generation Citaro.

And now, the Mercedes- Benz Citaro already got a Grand Award, the Busworld Kortrijk / Belgium. It was made after a team of expert judges from the European Coach and Bus Week tested the buses for a week. They looked at the design, interiors and most especially, the new security features.

“ The new Mercedes-Benz Citaro is the first bus, which together with the Electronic Stability Program (ESP) can be delivered. We are please that our team was able to again, play a leadership role in the safety of public transport to take,” said the director of marketing, sales and after sales of Daimler buses, Angela Titzrath Grimm.

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The New Citaro Delivered to Lucke-Reisen

by (RSS feed) September 21st, 2011 at 6:56 am

11A1040 The New Citaro Delivered to Lucke Reisen

On September 19, a special ceremony was held to celebrate the delivery of the Citaro to Lucke-Reisen. The company, based in Nordkirchen is the first company in the bus and coach industry that chose the new-generation Citaro, the best selling city bus from Mercedes, which was completely updated in an aim to increase sales and interest for the vehicle.

The new Citaro has a safety feature set based on the ECE R 29 standard. With a lighter frame, it creates more protection. Meanwhile, the doors, aside from being lighter, now has pivot-and-slide door at the front entrance. The driver’s area is raised to make sure that he has a better view of everything, it also gives a sense of safety for the passengers as they are on the eye-level with the driver. The driver’s cockpit is completely redesigned, which provides more information due to the colored display.

Although there has been lots of changes in the new Citaro, there’s one thing that it inherited from its predecessor, the BlueTec diesel technology. The bus that was delivered for Lucke-Reisen is powered by a six cylinder turbo diesel OM 906 hLA that outputs 210 KW and 1120 Nm torque.

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Citaro bus line now up for a revamped variant

by (RSS feed) April 18th, 2011 at 5:20 am

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With the number of units delivered to date going past the 30,000 mark, Mercedes-Benz is finally coming up with an update and redesign of its ultra-successful Citaro bus line. The company has very recently announced development of a new variant and is planning to debut it into public show floors by the next month followed by manufacturing during the last months of this year.

Daimiler AG issued a press release giving fans a sneak peek into the styling principles being followed with the redesigned Citaro. Up for restyling are the headlamps as well as taillights, plus the interior will be refurbished as well with brighter, livelier colors and a cleaner and sleeker roof.

In addition to general styling changes, the driver will be seated much higher in the cockpit. The new Citaro’s instrument cluster shall meet the strict standards set by the Association of German Transport Operators (VDV), with a more airy, ergonomically spaced and informative layout that will be more easily read by the driver.

Daimler, in a press statement, says “the bestselling Mercedes-Benz Citaro will soon have a successor. And with numerous innovative features for both the interior and exterior, the new Mercedes-Benz Citaro is sure to make urban public transport even more attractive in the future.”

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Citaro Hybrid Buses Deployed In Germany

by (RSS feed) April 13th, 2011 at 7:09 pm

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Daimler’s push towards greener technology is not limited to cars, as manifested by the fleet deployment of electric Sprinter vans in Spain and now with hybrid buses in their home country. Named the Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid, two of these buses will be deployed in Bremen as demonstration units on how a route can be covered by an alternative fueled mass transport vehicle.

These hybrid buses are the result of years of development by the German carmaker, which is a testament to the forward-thinking values of the company in the development and implementation of hybrid vehicles for the general public. With an output of up to 240 kW, the Citaro Hybrid buses use one of the world’s largest lithium-ion batteries, which power four electric wheel hub motors. The current battery pack weighs 350 kilos, compared to the first 3-ton batteries utilized for experimental hybrid buses three decades ago.

Regenerative braking and a small auxiliary diesel provide additional power for the electric bus’ considerable energy needs. Notably, the auxiliary diesel unit is only half the size of typical diesel engines for buses, weighing in at 450 kg but developing 214 hp from its 4.8 liters.

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Daimler Buses Delivers 100 Mercedes-Benz Citaro Buses to Abu Dhabi

by (RSS feed) October 24th, 2008 at 10:39 am

citaro Daimler Buses Delivers 100 Mercedes Benz Citaro Buses to Abu Dhabi
Daimler Buses has been awarded a contract to deliver 100 Mercedes-Benz Citaro city buses to Abu Dhabi. The buses will be used in the public transport system of the city of Al Ain, which has a population of 500,000. Delivery is scheduled to commence in July 2009. Daimler Buses and Abu Dhabi’s Department of Transport have also signed a contract covering comprehensive service and maintenance for the Citaro buses.

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