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Scania 4-series | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Scania |
Also called | F94, K94, K114, K124, L94, N94 |
Assembly |
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Body and chassis | |
Class | City bus and coach chassis |
Body style | Single-decker bus Single-decker articulated bus Double-decker bus Single-decker coach |
Doors | 1 to 4 doors |
Floor type | Low floor Step entrance |
Powertrain | |
Engine | |
Power output | 220-420 hp |
Transmission | Scania manual or ZF automatic |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Scania 3-series |
Successor |
The Scania 4-series low floor city bus and coach range was introduced by Scania in 1997 as a successor to the 3-series bus range.
The 4-series bus range was first presented in September 1996, when the integral low-floor city bus OmniCity was revealed.[1] Production of the chassis range started in second half of 1997, and by the end of 1998 all worldwide production facilities had changed from 3-series to 4-series.[2] Unlike the 3-series, which was a range of 45 different chassis models, the 4-series is one basic chassis with different modular configurations depending on usage and customer needs. At launch there were a total of seven major configurations, presumably the F HB, K EB, K IB, L IB, L UB, N UA and N UB. These were later followed by the F HA, K UB, L IA, L UA and N UD. The first letter describing the position of the engine, and the last two letters describing areas of use. In marketing of the 4-series, Scania have generally only used the engine position (F/K/L/N), the engine displacement (9/11/12) and the series number (4), which is why we know them as F94, F114, K94, K114, K124, L94 and N94.
The 4-series was superseded in 2006 by the new Euro IV compliant bus and coach range consisting of the K-series, N-series and F-series. Some 4-series products have been available for a couple of years after this.