Manufacturer Volvo Class Bus chassis | Production 2002–2011 | |
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Assembly Tampere, Finland (2002–2008)
Wrocław, Poland (2002–2011) Body style Single-decker city bus
Single-decker intercity bus Doors 2-3 (1-2-0, 2-2-0, 1-2-1, 2-2-1, etc.) | ||
The Volvo 8700 was a single-decker city and single-decker intercity bus manufactured by Volvo between 2002 and 2011. It was available both with medium floor and as the low-entry Volvo 8700LE, which was even built as the articulated Volvo 8700LEA on a B12BLEA chassis. It was also available as a coach, and even some were delivered with a toilet.
As a successor to the Carrus Vega, which was also built and sold as Volvo B10-400 and Volvo 7250 in Germany and Poland, the main difference was that it was built on the Volvo TX platform. The exterior was just as a simple facelift from the old model. The medium floor 8700 was available on B7R, B12B and B12M chassis, with all except the B7R available as a tri-axle bus. The 8700LE was available on B7RLE and B12BLE, with only the B12BLE as a tri-axle bus.
In 2011 it was succeeded by the 8900.
In Norway a total of 1300 buses were delivered, with 8700 and 8700LE having almost equal share.