Mercedes-Benz O303
Appearance
Mercedes-Benz O303 | |
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![]() Mercedes-Benz O303-15 RHD | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz |
Production | 1974-1992 1976-1978 (Hyundai, South Korea) 1977-1988 (Tvornica Autobusa Zagreb and 11. oktomvri Skopje, Yugoslavia) |
Body and chassis | |
Doors | 1 - 2 |
Floor type | Step entrance |
Related | FAP Sanos 315 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | Mercedes-Benz OM 401 Mercedes-Benz OM 402 Mercedes-Benz OM 403 Mercedes-Benz OM 422 |
Transmission | 6-speed Manual or 4-speed automatic |
Dimensions | |
Length |
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Width | 2,500 mm (8.2 ft) |
Height |
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Chronology | |
Predecessor | Mercedes-Benz O302 |
Successor | Mercedes-Benz O404 |
The Mercedes-Benz O303 was an integral coach manufactured by Mercedes-Benz between 1974 and 1992. It was also available as a chassis, where the customer could choose to get the lower part of the front or even the entire front including the windscreen from the integral model shipped with the chassis.
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History
[edit]The Mercedes-Benz O303 was launched in 1974 at the Paris Motor Show as a replacement for the O302.[1] In 1985, the O303 was the first bus to offer anti-lock braking.[2]
Over 33,000 O303s were built over an eighteen-year period. It was superseded by the O404.
Models
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Gallery
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O303-15 RHP
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O303-14 RHD (Facelift)
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O303-15 RHD (Facelift)
References
[edit]- ^ O 303: Complex coach range from Mercedes Commercial Motor 13 December 1974
- ^ The O 303: modular buses Daimler 30 October 2008
External links
[edit] Media related to Mercedes-Benz O 303 at Wikimedia Commons