Volvo B9S

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Volvo B9S
Bi-articulated Volvo B9SALF with Volvo 8900 bodywork in Gothenburg, Sweden
Overview
Manufacturer	Volvo Buses
Production	2002 - 2011
Body and chassis
Class	Commercial vehicle
Body style	Articulated bus
Floor type	Low floor
Related	Volvo B360S
Powertrain
Engine	9-litre, vertical 6-cylinder in-line engine, mounted between the front axles on the left side
Dimensions
Length	18 to 27 metres
Width	2.55 metres
Chronology
Predecessor	Volvo B7LA
Successor	Volvo B9LA

The Volvo B9S was an articulated bus chassis constructed by Volvo Buses between 2002 and 2011. It was available as a low-entry bus (the B9SALE), a wholly low-floor bus (the B9SALF), and an integral bus bodied by Volvo (the 7500 or 8500).

The B9S was successful in few countries. It has been commercialized in Sweden, where it has been in use in the urban systems of Stockholm, Östergötland, Umeå and Gothenburg, being used there as a rapid transit buses; in Chile where it was a part of the biggest purchase order for Volvo buses: 1,159 articulated units entrusted for the urban system of Santiago; and in Brazil to be used in urban system of Sao Paulo by rapid transit corridors, in articulated and bi-articulated versions. Production of the B9S ceased in Europe in 2011 due to poor profitability, with Volvo offering the existing Volvo B9LA as a successor, which is rear-engined and used the same engine as in final generation of B9S.