“We are very happy with the acquisition of this Scania bus, we needed one for at least 50 passengers and without a doubt this bus has been our best option both for performance and for its sustainable and environmentally friendly technology. The Colorado Tour Buses is a local company that seeks to take tourism and business personnel through different routes, complying with the best industry standards. But inside, it’s really nice.This new bus will be making tours throughout the Republic, from Chihuahua to any point in Mexico. And some clever type simply must come up with a better solution than those impotent bunny ears which now deface every coach built. Frankstein-ish brow and lights that look as if squashed under the weight of that face don’t help it. Most interesting post, Jim Brophy, about a bus that, I must say, is climbing the Fugly scale enthusiastically. The Volgren name is on many a bus round these parts to this day.
(Also, I caught nits, possibly not unrelated, certainly not a lot less pleasant). Volgren was a (sort-of) jv between Volvo and Grenda buslines years ago, and I caught their smelly horror creations often as a kid. Seems the Brazilian outfit bought Volgren this year. I presumed that the mention of Australia for Marcopolo was a mistake involving a local clothing company of that name and an internet snafu, but no. Well, truthfully I don’t, but that’s just a combination of age and slothfulness. Looks like a nice bus – perhaps Marcopolo will enter the US and Canadian market again someday… The lower floor rear seating area can also be configured as a lounge. Many are used on overnight routes, and are outfitted with first-class airline style seats that fully recline. The Scania engine is a K-Series 12.7 litre pushing out 490 hp, the MAN a Model 2676 12.4 litre with 493 hp, and the Volvo a D-11C 10.8 litre with 450 hp. The chassis used for the four axle models are the Scania K-420, the MAN 8X2, and the Volvo B450R. Usually tandem front wheels are required due to axle loading, but in the G7’s case, they also allow for additional steering traction on Brazil’s mountainous and sometimes unpaved roads. Two chassis are offered – a single front axle and one with tandem front wheels. It’s largest and most luxurious coach is the Paradiso 1800 DD G7. Marcopolo manufactures both urban transit and intercity bus bodies in a variety of sizes. Marcopolo Torino Urban Transit Bus with Volvo Chassis The buses were sold by MCI and proved fairly popular with tour operators. DINA, a Mexican conglomerate, was the owner of Motor Coach Industries (MCI) during that decade, and purchased Viaggio bodies from Marcopolo and placed them on top of their DINA 45 foot bus chassis. While they don’t market buses in the US or Canada, they did have one model that was sold here in the late 1990’s – the DINA Viaggio. They have manufacturing operations in Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Mexico, Australia, South Africa, and are in negotiations for joint ventures in China and India.
It doesn’t manufacture complete coaches – it’s a “coachbuilder” – it makes bus bodies and interiors, then mates them to an existing OEM chassis mostly Scania, MAN and Volvo. Marcopolo SA is a Brazilian coach and bus manufacturer headquartered in the southern city of Caxius do Sul. We’ve previously looked at buses from North America, Asia, and Europe – let’s broaden our aperture a little and review a coach from South America – specifically, one of the biggest and most popular buses on that continent – the Marcopolo Paradiso 1800 DD G7 – it’s one big bus…
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