- Toyota Coaster
The Toyota Coaster is a
minibus produced byToyota Motor Corporation .The Coaster sold in
Australia has a seating capacity of 21 (including driver). Its engine is a 4.0L turbo diesel.The Coaster is easily found in
Hong Kong , and is used by most minibus operators. Toyota LPG Coaster was developed specially to address serious air pollution problems in busy urban areas in Hong Kong. It emits less harmful gas, and totally eliminates black smoke and suspended particle emissions. In Hong Kong, manypublic light bus es and some health vans have been switched toLPG .The Toyota Coaster is widely used in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, as public transportation. These buses are imported mainly from Asia and had to be transformed (changed the steering wheel to the left, and change the passenger door to the other side).
The vehicle is also common in the developing world, where its reliability and cost effectiveness has made it a mainstay for minibus operators in
Africa , theMiddle East , and theCaribbean . Also, the Chassis of the Toyota Coaster is used on the Salvador Caetano Optimo.Competitors
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Mitsubishi Fuso Rosa
*Nissan Civilian
*Ford Transit
*Nissan Miny Bus External links
* [http://toyota.jp/coaster/index.html Toyota Coaster (Japanese)]
* [http://coaster.toyota.com.au/toyota/vehicle/HomePage/0,4666,2321_822,00.html Toyota Australia: Coaster]
* [http://www.toyota.com.hk/showroom/coaster/index.html Toyota Coaster (Hong Kong)]
* [http://www.toyota.com.hk/showroom/lpg_coaster/index.html Toyota LPG Coaster (Hong Kong)]
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