Passengers traveling to the most capacious "GAZelle NEXT"

28 February 2019

AZ GAS began to ship to dealers 22-seater superlong minibus GAZelle A65R52

Shown at the exhibition "Komtrans-2017" extra-long 22-local version (H3L4) small bus "GAZelle NEXT", finally goes to the consumers.
  
Officially, the bus model A65R52 on the new enhanced series "GAZelle 4.6 t" will arrive on the market in March, but official dealers it has already started to deliver, even in Belarus.

Later, with the same useful volume of 15.5 cubic meter appears and the commercial version of tsmf, which will be the largest version in the family "GAZelle NEXT"

  Therefore, the Gas marketers would prefer to go up by capacity and tonnage, competing against such strong competitors like the Ford Transit Jumbo and the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Classic. On the contrary, most rough terrain series (3050 mm) "GAZelle NEXT", which needs to change, pravivshego the 20th anniversary of "Sobol BUSINESS", it was decided not to rush.

According to the cu Tr – bus GAS A65R52 can be from 17-th and 19-th seats (not counting, of course, the driver), plus three or five standing passengers (and the driver).
The model was extended by 205 mm wheelbase (up to 3950 mm) and the length of the body, which can be 6907 7114 mm or mm respectively, width can be 2068 mm 2268 mm and a height of 2710 2860 mm. or So, capacity is determined not only plan, but also the size of the body. By the way, for tsmf  with this length of base and length and height of the body (H3L4) useful volume of the body is increased by 15% with 13.5 m³ up to 15.5 m³ (in the future it may occur that the 17-cubic version) and the useful floor space of the cargo compartment – 20% with 6.8 m² to 8.1 m². Tsmf capacity H3L4, respectively, is ~2000 kg.   
Curb weight of the bus is A65R5 3215 kg, technically permissible total weight equal to 4950 kg On the front axle has up to 1650 kg, rear up to 3300 kg Engine Cummins ISF 2.8s5F148 (or anticyclonic twin Huadong (HD) ISF 2.8s5F148) with Common Rail 140 HP and ΜM=320 N•m with a particulate trap, aggregated with 5-speed manual transmission (a main transmission 4,556). At the auto show "Komtrans-2019" characteristics of the model H3L4 was declared higher: 150 PS, 330 N•m and 6-speed automatic transmission. Obviously, such a version should be expected in the future. Brakes all-wheel disc with electronic stability control (i.e., EBD).
The list of regular equipment of the bus (according to the cu Tr) includes: daytime running lights, unit emergency call with manual switching and automatic intervention in case of rollover.
Order set: front fog lamps, mirrors electrically heated and electrically operated; electric Windows, cruise control, determine glass interior and front doors, the driver's seat "Lux", air conditioning, reheater coolant pre-heater, the radio, battery high-capacity, differential lock rear axle, satellite navigation system GLONASS, tachograph, electronic stability control.
The initial price of the bus A65R52 defined in ₽1 million 800 thousand