Volvo B7R

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The Volvo B7R is a coach chassis available on a range of bodies. It is promoted as a rear engined lightweight coach chassis. It is primarily intended for tourist and long-distance duties. B7R is also used in China & India as citybus.

B7R is powered by Volvo D7 six-cylinder diesel engine with turbocharger and intercooler. The engine produces 290 hp with 1200 Nm of torque between 1050 and 1650 r/min.

It comes with a retarder incorporated into the gearbox. The retarder slows down the engine when brakes are applied. Once the engine slows down, disk brakes take over and bring the vehicle to complete stop, almost in an instant.

Its frame is a robust steel construction with a flat upper face. A flat upper face simplifies buiiding bus body. It could be built with a maximum length of about 12.5 metres.

The B7R is also available as complete buses - the Volvo 7350 (for Mexico) and Volvo 8700.

Volvo also developed a low-entry variant of B7R, known as the Volvo B7RLE, for intercity and city operations.