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Mercedes Benz O302

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Manufacturer
  
Mercedes-Benz

Floor type
  
Step entrance

Doors
  
1

Width
  
9.6-11.9 metres

Mercedes-Benz O302

Production
  
1965-74 1972-76 (in Hyundai, Korea)

Engine
  
Mercedes-Benz OM 352 Mercedes-Benz OM 327 Mercedes-Benz OM 355 Mercedes-Benz OM 360

The Mercedes-Benz O302 was a coach chassis manufactured by Mercedes-Benz between 1965 and 1974.

History

The Mercedes-Benz O302 was launched in May 1965 as a replacement for the O321. It was manufactured by Mercedes-Benz's Mannheim plant. Its body was designed to an austere Bauhaus style. The O302 was sold as both a chassis and as an integral bus with Mercedes-Benz supplying the body.

Over 32,000 O302s were built over an eleven-year period, most as coaches but some were built as buses. It was superseded by the O303.

OTOMARSAN derived O302T from O302 and O305. Most appealing difference is box-shaped chassis and stronger engine.

For the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany, each team was transported in a coach painted in the team's colours.

References

Mercedes-Benz O302 Wikipedia