Volvo B7L

Volvo B7L
Arriva North West Wright Eclipse Metro bodied Volvo B7L in Eccles, England in June 2008
Overview
ManufacturerVolvo
Production1998–2006
Body and chassis
ClassBus chassis
Body styleSingle-decker bus
Single-decker articulated bus
Double-decker bus
Doors1 door, 2 doors, 3 doors or 4 doors
Floor typeLow floor
ChassisVolvo
RelatedVolvo B7R
Powertrain
EngineVolvo D7C
TransmissionVoith DIWA864.3E/ ZF Ecomat 5HP502
Dimensions
Length12.0 m (39 ft 4 in), 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) and 18.0 m (59 ft 1 in)
Width2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)
Height3.0–4.4 m (9 ft 10 in – 14 ft 5 in)
Chronology
PredecessorVolvo B10L
SuccessorVolvo B9L

The Volvo B7L is a fully low floor single-decker bus, double-decker bus and articulated bus chassis with a rear engine mounted vertically on the left of the rear overhang. It was built as a replacement for the Volvo B10L, and the Volvo Olympian, used as both a single-decker bus and a double-decker bus chassis largely in Continental Europe. The Volvo B7L was superseded by the Volvo B9L in 2006.