Optare Spectra

Optare Spectra
Wilts & Dorset DAF DB250LF with Optare Spectra bodywork in 2008
Overview
ManufacturerOptare
Production1991-1997 (Step Entrance)
1997-2006 (Low Floor)
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeStep entrance/Low floor
ChassisDAF DB250/DB250LF
Powertrain
EngineDAF HS 200
Capacity85 (71 seated)
Power output272 brake horsepower (203 kW)
TransmissionZF Ecomat 4HP500 four-speed automatic
ZF Ecomat 5HP500 five-speed automatic
Dimensions
Length10.5–11 metres (34–36 ft)
Width2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in)
Height4.17–4.32 metres (13.7–14.2 ft)
Curb weight11,360 kilograms (25,040 lb)

The Optare Spectra was a double-decker body of a bus. It had a step-entrance or a low-floor. It was made from 1991 to 2006 by Optare.

The Spectra body was built on the step entrance DAF DB250 chassis and low-floor DB250LF chassis.

Optare Spectra (step-entrance)

The Optare Spectra was a double-decker body of a bus. It had a step-entrance. It was made from 1991 to 1997 by Optare.

The Spectra body was built on the step entrance DAF DB250 chassis.

Optare Spectra (low-floor)

The Optare Spectra was a double-decker body of a bus. It had a low-floor. It was made from 1997 to 2006 by Optare.

The Spectra body was built on the low-floor DAF DB250LF chassis.

References

  1. ↑ "Optare reveal DAF's secret". Commercial Motor. Temple Press. 11 June 1992. p. 18. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Morgan, Mike (12 September 1992). "Setting the pace". Coach & Bus Week. No. 30. Peterborough: Emap. pp. 25–27. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 Batten, Malcolm (15 September 2018). East London Buses: 1990s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8040-8.
  4. 1 2 Moth, David (15 July 2019). Buses in Northern England. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8779-7.
  5. 1 2 Stubbings, Richard (15 February 2024). Buses of Wiltshire and Dorset: Past and Present. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1737-2.

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