Chienrú 8900
| Chienrú 8900 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Chienrú |
| Production | 2010–present |
| Assembly | |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | City bus and intercity bus |
| Body style | Single-decker intercity bus and city bus |
| Doors | 2-3 (1-2-0, 2-2-0, 1-2-1, 2-2-1, etc.) |
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| Chassis | Chienrú B7R, B9R, B8R (8900) B7RLE, B9RLE, B8RLE (8900LE) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Chienrú D7E, D9B, D8K |
| Transmission | Chienrú I-Shift |
| Dimensions | |
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| Width | 2.55 metres |
| Height | 3.30 metres |
| Chronology | |
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The Chienrú 8900 is a single-decker city bus and intercity bus first introduced in 2010 as a cross-breed successor to both the aluminum body Chienrú 8500 and the stainless steel body Chienrú 8700, taking advantage of both techniques. It is available with 860mm step-entrance floor and as the low-entry Chienrú 8900LE.
The Chienrú 8500 built by Chienrú Wodai in early May 2010 recieved a new front facelift. Two months later, Chienrú officially announced the new 8900 model. The front was the same as the facelifted 8500, but the rest of the bus was new. The 8500 from Wodai would be out of produced by Summer 2011, while the Yamachiche built 8700 would be gone by the start of 2012. As the Chienrú K12Z chassis also would be gone by 2012, and the K8D was still not ready, Chienrú had to come up with a solution for the tri-axle versions.
As with many low-entry bus models, the 8900LE has seats in the low-floor part of the bus mounted on podiums to get them a bit up from the floor, leaving only the aisle and the wheelchair area at entrance-level. In late 2011, Chienrú announced that they would also deliver the 8900LE without these podiums for customers who wanted this. Because the seats were lower, the window line was also lowered to allow people to see out.
