• Low-floor city bus
   
  Single or articulated
• Diesel or ethanol

New design principles on the OmniCity have resulted in lower weight, greater passenger capacity, higher comfort and increased safety, while at the same time extending the potential for tailor-made solutions to suit individual customer needs and local regulations.

Like the normal OmniCity, the new articulated bus features an entirely modular design. Standard components from Scania trucks have been used wherever possible.

Radical new approach

Scania's new Omni bus range marks a radical departure in bus construction from steel to aluminium bodies. The OmniCity has an exterior which certainly sets it apart from the conventional boxy shape of other city buses. The design team, which consisted of designers, production engineers and customers, gave the body gently rounded lines and large glass panels.

Low floor all the way

The Scania OmniCity buses have a low floor throughout their length and a row of raised seats along the rear wall above the engine. Another unique characteristic is that the entire floor between the axles is free of platforms. The seats are attached to the walls to make cleaning easier.

With its monocoque body, the Scania OmniCity does not have a conventional chassis. Instead, the chassis consists of three main modules – a front axle section, a middle axle section and a rear axle section. At the front, there is a newly designed rigid axle, which permits a low floor and 880 mm aisle width between the wheel housings. The fuel tanks are placed on top of the front wheel housings.

Choice of four engines

The OmniCity is equipped as standard with Scania's 9-litre engine, which meets all emission and noise standards by a wide margin. It is installed transversely and inclined 60 degrees to the rear to avoid intruding into the passenger compartment. The engine is available in three diesel versions producing 220, 260 and 310 hp. The ethanol version gives 230 hp.

Ethanol power in Stockholm

Scania is in the process of delivering 40 articulated OmniCity ethanol buses to Stockholm Transport (SL). For SL, this latest acquisition is a continuation of the company's declared policy of running an environmentally suitable city bus fleet. Stockholm already has the world's largest fleet of ethanol buses. The city will have more than 200 ethanol buses in operation by end 1998. Virtually all have been supplied by Scania – Europe's largest manufacturer of ethanol buses.

Emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulates are lower from ethanol engines than from buses running on diesel fuel, beating by a wide margin the standards stipulated in the Euro 2 regulations. Ethanol, which is made from biomass or as a by-product of wine production, does not make any contribution to the greenhouse effect.
 
For more information, please contact Gunnar Boman, tel +46 70 550 8606.