The new Scania Selection Model catalogue offers Scania models that range from intricate collectors’ items to sturdy toys. Recent additions include the new Scania Touring coach and the world’s strongest truck, the Scania R 730 V8.
Scania Touring is an entirely new tourist coach from Scania, now being launched in a number of markets in Europe. A complete coach concept, built for Scania on a dedicated line in China.
Robust, high quality and easily recognisable. These were some of the guidelines for Scania’s styling team when the new Scania Touring coach began to take shape on the drawing board. Scania products are among the most important brand carriers for the company.
Scania is launching a new coach designed for occasional service. Scania Touring is built in partnership with the Chinese bus bodybuilder Higer, which has been found to possess the know-how, quality and capacity required to match Scania’s bus and coach expansion strategy. Parts and service support will be secured via Scania’s regular sales and service network. Scania Touring will be followed by other models in due course.
Scania shows the full spread of its bus and coach range at Busworld in Kortrijk 15-21 October 2009. The major news is the new Scania Touring coach range that reinforces the product offer for occasional operation and the new fully-automated Scania Opticruise, adapted for bus and coach operation.
The new Scania Opticruise for buses and coaches is fully automated, relieving the driver of all work related to gearchanging en route. Electro-hydraulic clutch control is used for maximum smoothness and precision. The new gearchanging strategy is fine-tuned to give passengers a relaxed ride and several new functions are integrated to further ameliorate comfort.
Scania is starting extensive operational trials of a unique hybrid-electric powertrain designed to improve fuel economy and emissions by at least 25 percent. Fuelled by ethanol, it reduces fossil CO2 emissions into the atmosphere by up to 90 percent compared to diesel. All parts used, including the energy storage modules, have a design life of 10-15 years.
