Volvo B8L | nwfb volvo b8l
3-axlebuschassismanufacturedbyVolvoMotorvehicleTheVolvoB8Lisa3-axlebuschassis,fordouble-deckerbuses,manufacturedbyVolvoBusessince2018,withpre-productionbatchesbeingproducedasearlyasin2016.Itispoweredbya6-cylinder,350hp7.7literVolvoengine.History[edit]In2017,twopre-productionVolvoB8Lswerecompleted;onewithaWrightEclipseGemini2bodythatenteredservicewithKowloonMotorBus(KMB)inHongKong(RegisteredasUU8290,fleetnumberAVBWL1)andaWrightGemini3bodiedexamplewithSBSTransitinSingapore(registeredasSG4003D)...
3-axle bus chassis manufactured by Volvo
Motor vehicle
The Volvo B8L is a 3-axle bus chassis, for double-decker buses, manufactured by Volvo Buses since 2018, with pre-production batches being produced as early as in 2016. It is powered by a 6-cylinder, 350hp 7.7 liter Volvo engine.
History[edit]In 2017, two pre-production Volvo B8Ls were completed; one with a Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 body that entered service with Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) in Hong Kong (Registered as UU8290, fleet number AVBWL1) and a Wright Gemini 3 bodied example with SBS Transit in Singapore (registered as SG4003D).[1][2]
The B8L was officially launched in January 2018 as a replacement for the Volvo B9TL.[3][4] A MCV EvoSeti bodied example of Kowloon Motor Bus completed Motor Vehicle Examination and tilt test in early 2018.[5] The MCV bodied B8L was registered in March 2019 as WA756 with fleet number AVBML1. Another MCV bodied B8L was arrived to Hong Kong in April 2019 and was register...