Hino Rainbow

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Hino Rainbow
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Overview
Manufacturer J-Bus [1]
Also called Isuzu Erga Mio
Production1970-present
Body and chassis
Class Complete bus
Bus chassis
Body style Single-decker bus
Single-decker coach
Doors1 door or 2 doors
Floor type Step-entrance
Low floor
Low entry
Related Isuzu Erga-J
Isuzu Erga Mio
Isuzu Gala Mio
Powertrain
Transmission 5-speed manual
6-speed manual
3-speed automatic (7M/7W/RB/AB)
5-speed automatic (RJ/RR/HR/II)
Dimensions
Length7.0 to 10.5 metres
Width2.0 to 2.5 metres
Height3.0 metres
Chronology
PredecessorHino RL
Successor Hino Liesse
Hino Melpha (Tourist coach)

The Hino Rainbow (kana:日野・レインボー) is a medium-duty single-decker bus marketed by the Japanese manufacturer Hino since 1980. The range can be built as either a complete bus or a bus chassis. It was also available for the city bus for the midibus and the tourist coach for the minibus. Asia Motors (now Kia Motors) released as a badge engineered version called the Cosmos. It is built by J-Bus. [1]

Contents

RL (1970-1980)

Rainbow RJ/RR (1980-2004)

Rainbow AM (1976-1983)

Rainbow AC (1983-1988)

Rainbow RB/AB (1985-1995)

The Rainbow RB (rear engine)/AB (front engine) was a minibus that was built as the tourist coach.

Rainbow 7M(CH)/7W(RH) (1987-1998)

Rainbow HR (1999-2010)

The Rainbow HR was a rebadged Isuzu Erga-J and a non-step (low-entry) city bus. The HR1J engine is J08C 220ps 6-cylinder 8-litre diesel engine. The HR7J engines J07E 225ps 5-cylinder 7-litre diesel engine with a turbocharger and intercooler.

Rainbow II (2004-2016)

The Rainbow II is a rebadged Isuzu Erga Mio. It is most common available in non-step (low-floor) city buses and they have a rounded roof dome (more rounded than the Rainbow HR) with a double-curvature windscreen and a separately mounted destination blind.

Rainbow (2016-present)

The Rainbow is a rebadged Isuzu Erga Mio. It is completely similar to the Rainbow II, with a rounded roof dome (similar to the Rainbow II), a double-curvature windscreen with a separately mounted destination blind.

References

  1. 1 2 "宇都宮生産車". J-Bus (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Autorec". Archived from the original on 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
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