(27 Jan 2015, 7:23 pm)RGR756V wrote I drove the B5 demonstrator on the X21, and it didn't impress me at all.Scania still offer a 9 litre 250bhp engine at Euro 6 on the E400MMC body. I strongly think GNE will go with ADL bodywork for deckers and even though the Cummins is no good for long distance / express work, it would be ideal for the likes of the Crusader and even the Angel when the B5LH's whave had their day if not ordering for the two purposes described above.
It didn't have enough poke to get it to a reasonable pace going north on the A1(M) or south on the A167 past Plawsworth, but I suspected that perhaps it was set up for Lothian.
Unfortunately, small engines with massive turbos strapped to the top of them are the future of buses, in order to comply with emission regulations.
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