StreetLite, not street light, a small variant from the StreetCar family!
The concept is definitely not a new one, by stretching the wheelbase further... to achieve one more row of seats, as a secret weapon to break into the highly competitive market with Optare Solo, ADL Enviro200...
Wrightbus is now a step further to become a complete vehicle manufacturer, instead of just bodying the chassis.
The advantage of the Solo is strictly on the smaller size versions. Even with the Streetlife, the Solo SE and Slimline remains completely unchallenged. The SR is just a posh version of the Solo, which makes no significant difference to the competition. As for the Versa though, I heard they are not all that reliable, which is why the E200Dart is still dominating the 10-11m single decker market in Britain. If the Streetlife is reliable enough, it should do better than the Versa, and hopefully holds a better challenge against the E200Dart.
原帖由 S3N92 於 2010-7-9 15:16 發表
如果用普通個隻前軸響門後面...咪即係連幫主volvo同VDL都打埋...佢無咁死蠢
How? If anything, I think the longer versions pose a bigger threat to VDL's SB180. Since it is no longer offered as a Volvo product, and Volvo themselves haven't got a midibus product on the market, I can't see how they could be affected.
If you are talking about the Streetlife, it's worth noting that it is a midibus, a completely different class of bus to the heavy duty B7RLE, and is thus not comparable.
Even if you are talking about the SB200, the picture does not change - the B7RLE will not be affected either. It's a heavier, full-size type for a heavy duty mission, whilst Supermidis like the SB200 and E300 are more suited for lighter duties.
And the Wright Gemini 2 DL is branded as a Wright for a good reason - The chassis component is actually assembled by Wrightbus, not VDL (which supplies the components). For the HEV version specifically, the drivertrain is a Wrightbus design (with bits from Ford and Siemens). They do a lot more on the design, integration and manufacture work than the SB200, which their role for the latter is just a body supplier. Therefore the SB200 is rightfully a VDL, whilst the "DB300" - merely a internal designation used by Arriva, not Wrightbus or VDL - is rightfully a Wright.
原帖由 S3N92 於 2010-7-9 15:16 發表
呢部雞仔車都係同一套路...依舊寄生其他公司...連消帶打e200加solo..咪睇下佢點玩囉
Not quite, unless you know where they are getting the chassis component and the drivetrain from. And its targets are not that clearcut either. I'm more incline to think the two short versions are aimed against the Solo, whilst the longer ones are against the E200Dart.
