Scania 4-series (bus)

Scania 4-series
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Overview
ManufacturerScania
Also calledF94, K94, K114, K124, L94, N94
Assembly
Body and chassis
ClassCity bus and coach chassis
Body styleSingle-decker bus
Single-decker articulated bus
Double-decker bus
Single-decker coach
Doors1 to 4 doors
Floor typeLow floor
Step entrance
Powertrain
Engine
  • Scania DSC9/DSC12 (Euro II)
  • Scania DC9/DC11/DC12 (Euro III)
  • Scania OSC9/OC9 (CNG)
  • Scania DSI9 (ethanol)
Power output220-420 hp
TransmissionScania manual or ZF automatic
Chronology
PredecessorScania 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The 4-series was superseded in 2006 by the new Euro IV compliant bus and coach range consisting of the K-series, N-series and F-series.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.