Coach Irisbus Ares

The coach Arès is designed by Renault Véhicules Industrial at the end them years 1990 in order to replace the Renault Tracer arrived at the end of the development. Consequence of the fusions occurred during the same period, it is the firm Irisbus which will market the essence of the production.

Characteristics

In the beginning, the Arès is a coach with two axles on frame SFR 11,990 m length 117, for a width of 2,550 m height a 3,420 m, and a footing of 5,120 Mr. It is equipped with an engine Iveco Cursor 8 L and with a gear box Voith 864.3. Various versions are proposed concerning installations: line, excursion, school. Air-conditioning (integrated or in roof) is proposed in option. Two configurations also exist concerning the accesses: wavering doors, or with double casements (version known as Liberto ) The factory of Annonay is in charge of the construction of the coaches Arès , whose first model is presented in 1999.

The Arès experiences some developments in end of a career: A mixed version because interurban on frame of 12,800 m (up to 63 sitted places) is born in October 2004. But its footing poses some problems of handiness. A version great tourism on frame of 15 meters to three axles is born at the same time. This version is manufactured in the Czech factory of Irisbus with Vysoké Mýto (old Kasora factory) the maximum height is carried to 3,60 Mr. Of a capacity of 71 places, the Arès 15N can be equipped with the video, toilets and air-conditioning. They can be also to have cameras with the back to facilitate the operations.

Service

The diffusion of the Arès is limited by the coexistence with other models of comparable nature in the range Irisbus, like the Axer or the Recreo . One finds some however in the park of many shipping companies regional.

The Arès is replaced in the range Irisbus by the model Arway, whose prototype is officially presented to the living room of Kontrijk at the end of 2005. The last specimens leave the chains of Annonay the following year.

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