(03 Jun 2020, 11:13 pm)streetdeckfan wrote The same can't be said about the Citaros though, I think we're well overdue another fire!
I must admit, I do still like a ride on a B9 every now and then, but I find them a bit cramped upstairs, especially the refurbed Cobalt ones, but upstairs is still the place to be as the engine is a bit too loud downstairs,
If they did the StreetDeck/Stealth Gemini 3 body on a B9, I think that would be perfect!
The use of Citaros around Europe suggests that they are indeed quite reliable. There's a place for heavyweight single deckers and operators on the continent understand this - many if not all are still ordering Citaros or Volvos. If you take an interurban route, for sake of argument let's say the X84/85, a Volvo product or a Citaro would run rings around something like a Streetlite.
On the second point - not sure how anyone can find the Gemini 2 interior more cramped than a Gemini 3. The depth of the upstairs windows alone makes the saloon less spacious.