MAZ-203 - comfortable multi-seat three-door city bus

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

The MAZ-203 low-floor city bus has been produced at the Minsk Automobile Plant since 2006. The car is radically different from its predecessor, the MAZ-203 model. The difference lies in the configuration of the lower tier of the cabin. In the 103rd version, the floor surface rises by 400 millimeters, starting from the rear edge of the middle door and ending with the far wall of the bus. On the right side, on a hill, there are two double seats, and behind them is the conductor's workplace, a chair turned 90 degrees for greater convenience.

Salon furnishing

There are three double seats on the left side of the podium. The inclination of the backrests meets the standards of ergonomics. At the rear wall there is one continuous row of seats for six seats. The total number of seats is 32.

The floor of the MAZ-203 model is flat throughout the cabin, but at the very end there is a small elevation mounted on which there are three chairs. A chilled drinking water module is installed in the rear left corner. There are two more seats in front of the machine. Eight seats are mounted on the wheel arches of the rear wheels, four from eachsides. These seats are installed back to back. For some passengers who get seasick on the bus, this reverse arrangement works best. The remaining seats are installed in the usual manner, in the direction of travel. However, on the arches of the front wheels, the seats are also turned back to each other.

Boarding and disembarking

The interior space of the MAZ-203 model looks quite spacious, in the area of middle folding doors there is a free area that can accommodate a wheelchair user or several suitcases. For boarding and disembarking the disabled, a retractable platform is provided, which is equipped with an electric drive and is controlled from the driver's cab.

The height from the roadway to the floor line is 330 mm, which is enough for a comfortable boarding and disembarking of ordinary passengers, while the bus parks at the curb, which is at every stop along the route. The car approaches strictly along the line, in such a way that all three doors are right at the edge of the asph alt area. Her height is 18-20 centimeters.

Design

The body parameters are the same for all city buses of the MAZ brand of the second generation. These are MAZ 256, 171, 251, 206 models. The body frame is made of shaped galvanized thin-walled pipes. The welded structure is connected to the fiberglass cladding panels, after which the glass is inserted into the grooves.

The panoramic windshield provides the driver with a full view and also contributes to efficient interior lighting. Front doorfully involved for the entry and exit of passengers, while the MAZ-103 model had only one leaf for this purpose - the other served for the driver to enter the cab.

Export

According to its data, MAZ-203 complies with the standards of European countries and has already been exported to Germany and Poland. The issue of delivery of the bus to Spain is currently being considered. The urban transport of this country mainly consists of similar buses, so the 203rd will fit perfectly into the transport structure of Madrid and other large cities.

The bus is a laureate of the 9th Moscow International Motor Show "Motor Show-2005". The machine also received first place at the international exhibition SIA-2006, held in Kyiv.

MAZ-203: specifications

Manufacturer - Minsk Automobile Plant.

• full curb weight - 11,100 kg;
• speed close to maximum - 90 km/h;
• class - big;
• capacity, seats - 37;
• full allowable capacity - 102;
• front wheels, track - 2101 mm;
• rear track - 1888 mm;
• roof line height - 2920mm;
• number of doors - 3;
• suspension, front - dependent, spring-pneumatic;
• rear suspension - dependent with a continuous axle, spring-pneumatic;
• brakes - disc on all wheels.

Powerplant

MAZ-203 bus engine manufactured by MMZ. Motor characteristics meet the requirements of the environmental standard Euro-4:

• engine - diesel Daimler Chrysler OM 906;
• number of cylinders - 16;
• configuration - V arrangement;
• torque - 110 Nm at 1300 rpm;
• power close to maximum - 279 hp p.;
• cylinder displacement - 6.37 liters.

Transmission - automatic three-speed gearbox.