SMRT Buses purchases MAN A22 buses valued at S$65mln

• SMB128B

  15 Sep 11, 15:52

  The reason I kind of dislike electric buses just a little little bit is becoz of its eyesore of that disgusting block on top.
• Acx1688

  15 Sep 11, 15:53

  Wow... new version, better than what i posted earlier...
  local version looks higher than european version?!

• AEW5001

  15 Sep 11, 21:01

  this design certainly reminds me of the "transformer" bus by Maju, a tpt operator in JB.

• lemon1974

  15 Sep 11, 21:14

  Registered 15th Sept 2011

  SMB189A

• buses[IN]gapore!

  15 Sep 11, 21:49

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  Registered 15th Sept 2011

  SMB189A

  
  interestingly the bus hasn't have the revenue service equipment or the side EDS fixed today, and still using trade plate.

• lemon1974

  15 Sep 11, 21:51

  seem like SMB149 to SMB188? might be reserve for the citaro?

• SBS8155K

  15 Sep 11, 22:05

  Hope to see it on sv 853... :D
• buses[IN]gapore!

  15 Sep 11, 22:11

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  seem like SMB149 to SMB188? might be reserve for the citaro?

  
  there was a SMB190U spotted by TIB589B yesterday.

• Merczrox

  16 Sep 11, 00:15

  Actually not a bad looking bus after all..I like it's unique brake light layout at the rear..Very nice.Overall,its a good looking bus anyway.

• Merczrox

  16 Sep 11, 00:19

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  seem like SMB149 to SMB188? might be reserve for the citaro?

  
  Yeah why the huge skip in the rego ah suddenly??Haha somehow i also feel that the gap in the rego is maybe reserved for the Citaros. 

• SBS8155K

  16 Sep 11, 19:42

  Originally posted by TIB 589B:

  

  

  
  I like the top! It's like a "MAN" wearing a hat. I also like the rear camera and the third brake light too. :D
• Merczrox

  16 Sep 11, 23:37

  I was thinking....
  
  What is the meaning of the 'A22,A69' etc actually??

• Superbus

  16 Sep 11, 23:50

  Originally posted by Merczrox:

  I was thinking....
  
  What is the meaning of the 'A22,A69' etc actually??

  Simple terms, chassis model.

• SMB66X

  17 Sep 11, 00:14

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  seem like SMB149 to SMB188? might be reserve for the citaro?

  40 Citaros? Perhaps maybe the Citaros come in 2 waves..

• lemon1974

  17 Sep 11, 02:47

  Originally posted by SMB66X:

  40 Citaros? Perhaps maybe the Citaros come in 2 waves..

  maybe... but the SMRT spokeperson say in two months back  that they have bought 238 new buses leh.... so should be 200 MAN + 38 Citaros? so maybe SMRT keep SMB168 and SMB188 for future demo use? haha.

• iveco

  24 Sep 11, 11:46

  Originally posted by SMB128B:

  The reason I kind of dislike electric buses just a little little bit is becoz of its eyesore of that disgusting block on top.

  So SMRT confirm getting electric/hybrid MAN buses after all?

• Bus Stopping

  24 Sep 11, 12:04

  Originally posted by iveco:

  So SMRT confirm getting electric/hybrid MAN buses after all?

  Nah, its just a normal diesel.

  If its a hybrid electric, one motoring would state the electric motor power and serial number but its not the case for the MAN.

• Y_Shun

  24 Sep 11, 13:34

  So whats the bodywork? Pirated in the form of Gemilang? or the lioncity?

• AEW5001

  24 Sep 11, 14:12

  Originally posted by Y_Shun:

  So whats the bodywork? Pirated in the form of Gemilang? or the lioncity?

  
  Gemilang.

• SGCar

  24 Sep 11, 21:46

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  maybe... but the SMRT spokeperson say in two months back  that they have bought 238 new buses leh.... so should be 200 MAN + 38 Citaros? so maybe SMRT keep SMB168 and SMB188 for future demo use? haha.

  
  Must not forget about the BYD electric buses too, 238 should include them.

  Cheers.

• Acx1688

  25 Sep 11, 18:34

  Originally posted by SGCar:

  
  Must not forget about the BYD electric buses too, 238 should include them.

  Cheers.

  SMRT will regret buying the 10 buses from BYD as BYD has recently announced it is shredding the electric divsion as it is not profitable, it will focus on its petrol variants with immediate effect...
  
  ACx

• SGCar

  25 Sep 11, 21:33

  Originally posted by Acx1688:

  SMRT will regret buying the 10 buses from BYD as BYD has recently announced it is shredding the electric divsion as it is not profitable, it will focus on its petrol variants with immediate effect...
  
  ACx

  I hope SMRT better withdrawn the purchases as SMRT also purchase BYD taxis as well, hee hee...

  Cheers.

• Merczrox

  25 Sep 11, 21:44

  Wah wtf man.SMRT really kena damn bastard in the face by the bloody china company.Hope SMRT has learnt their lesson real well after this really stupid situation.And i have a feeling that the order for the 10 byd buses r cancelled since its so long now since August and the buses still havent arrived here yet.Hopefully the order is really cancelled for those stupid crap shit buses.

• SMB66X

  25 Sep 11, 23:52

  SMRT MAN Production should be good and better when it's on road.

• SMB92U

  26 Sep 11, 00:14

  Originally posted by SMB66X:

  SMRT MAN Production should be good and better when it's on road.

  i hope so.. with proper interior fixtures, i dont think it'll become a mess after a few years on the roads unlike the current batches of OCs and KUBs under Gemilang..esp the SMRT OCs.. hitting and going over those common road bumps are like as if the entire bus will fall apart at any moment of time..