Plaxton Premiere

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Plaxton Premiere
Bus Éireann Prima bodied Volvo B7R in 2000
Overview
Manufacturer	Plaxton
Body and chassis
Doors	1
Chassis	Dennis Javelin Volvo B10M DAF SB3000 Volvo B7R Volvo B12 Scania K93 Scania K113
Powertrain
Engine	DAF (DAF SB3000) Volvo (Volvo B10M/B7R/B12) Scania (Scania K93/K113)

The Plaxton Premiere, Plaxton Excalibur and Plaxton Prima were closely related designs of coach bodywork built by Plaxton.

The Premiere and Excalibur were introduced in 1991 as replacements for the Paramount. The Premiere was the mainstream design, available in the same two heights as its predecessor (but expressed in centimetres, 320 and 350, rather than millimetres). The Excalibur was a premium specification coach, based on the Premiere 350 but with a more dramatically styled front end.

A taller export version of the Excalibur, built on Volvo B12 chassis, was briefly marketed by Volvo in France, and was named Prestige (a name which was subsequently re-used by Plaxton on the home market for a low-floor bus).

The Excalibur accounted for around 15% of production; the Premiere 350 was the most popular model taking about 45%; and the 3.2-metre Premiere 320 and Prima made up the remaining 40%.