MAN Lion's City

MAN Lion's City is a city bus built by the German truck and bus manufacturer MAN AG since 2000. A new generation was launched in 2004.

It has a 6-cylinder turbocharged straight engine which runs on diesel, compressed natural gas or liquid petrol gas. Versions with hydrogen fuel cell [http://www.netinform.de/H2/H2Mobility/H2MobilityMain.aspx?ID=257&CATID=2] drive and with hydrogen internal combustion engines [http://www.netinform.net/H2/H2Mobility/H2MobilityMain.aspx?ID=250&CATID=2] have been successfully tested, as well as diesel-electric hybrid drive, and the latter is due to enter serial production in 2010 [http://www.uitp.com/helsinki2007/exhibition/pr/PressKit_UITPgesamt-dt.pdf] .

The latest generation of Neoplan Centroliner is based on the Lion's City (Neoplan is a part of the NEOMAN group).

Variants

;City

* Lion's City M (different types available) - midibus, 8.6 m to 10.5 m
* Lion's City (also designated as A21 and NL xx3) - standard single decker, 12 m
* Lion's City LL (also designated as A26 and NL xx3-15m) - long single decker, 15 m
* Lion's City G (also designated as A23 and NG xx3) - articulated single decker, 18 m
* Lion's City GL (also designated as A23 and NG xx3) - articulated single decker, 18.75 m
* Lion's City GXL - articulated long (4-axle) single decker, 20.45 m
* Lion's City DD (also designated as A39 and ND xx3) - double decker, 13.73 m

;Intercity
* Lion's City Ü (also designated as A20 and NÜ xx3) - intercity single decker
* Lion's City ÜLL (also designated as A25 and NÜ xx3-15m) - long intercity single decker

;Low-entry versions
* Lion's City LE (known as Lion's City T until 2008, also designated as A78 and EL xx3) - city
* Lion's City LE Ü (known as Lion's City TÜ until 2008, also designated as A78 and EL xx3) - intercity

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