Mercedes-Benz O303

The Mercedes-Benz O303 was an integral coach manufactured by Mercedes-Benz between 1974 and 1992. It was also available as a chassis, where the customer could choose to get the lower part of the front or even the entire front including the windscreen from the integral model shipped with the chassis.

Mercedes-Benz O303
Mercedes-Benz O303-15 RHD
Overview
ManufacturerMercedes-Benz
Production1974-1992
1976-1978 (Hyundai, South Korea)
1977-1988 (Tvornica Autobusa Zagreb and 11. oktomvri Skopje, Yugoslavia)
Body and chassis
Doors1 - 2
Floor typeStep entrance
RelatedFAP Sanos 315
Powertrain
EngineMercedes-Benz OM 401
Mercedes-Benz OM 402
Mercedes-Benz OM 403
Mercedes-Benz OM 422
Transmission6-speed Manual or 4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Length
  • O303-9: 8,678 mm (28.5 ft)
  • O303-10: 9,237 mm (30.3 ft)
  • O303-11: 9,993 mm (32.8 ft)
  • O303-12: 10,173 mm (33.4 ft)
  • O303-13: 10,556 mm (34.6 ft)
  • O303-14: 11,293 mm (37.1 ft)
  • O303-15: 12,000 mm (39.4 ft)
Width2,500 mm (8.2 ft)
Height
  • RHP/ÜHP/ÜHE or KHP-A/KHP-L: 3,061 mm (10.0 ft)
  • RHH/ÜHH/RHS: 3,161 mm (10.4 ft)
  • RHD: 3,421 mm (11.2 ft)
Chronology
PredecessorMercedes-Benz O302
SuccessorMercedes-Benz O404

History

The Mercedes-Benz O303 was launched in 1974 at the Paris Motor Show as a replacement for the O302.[1] In 1985, the O303 was the first bus to offer anti-lock braking.[2]

Over 33,000 O303s were built over an eighteen-year period. It was superseded by the O404.

Models
  • O303-15 RHP
  • O303-14 RHD (Facelift)
  • O303-15 RHD (Facelift)

References
  1. O 303: Complex coach range from Mercedes Commercial Motor 13 December 1974
  2. The O 303: modular buses Daimler 30 October 2008

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