Mercedes-Benz O302

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Mercedes-Benz O302
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Preserved Mercedes-Benz O302 painted as the West German team bus for the 1974 FIFA World Cup
Overview
Manufacturer Mercedes-Benz
Production1965-74
1972-76 (in Hyundai, Korea)
Body and chassis
Doors1
Floor typeStep entrance
Powertrain
Engine Mercedes-Benz OM 352
Mercedes-Benz OM 327
Mercedes-Benz OM 355
Mercedes-Benz OM 360
Dimensions
Width9.6-11.9 metres
Chronology
Predecessor Mercedes-Benz O321
Successor Mercedes-Benz O303

The Mercedes-Benz O302 was a coach chassis manufactured by Mercedes-Benz between 1965 and 1974.

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History

The Mercedes-Benz O302 was launched in May 1965 as a replacement for the O321. It was manufactured by Mercedes-Benz's Mannheim plant. Its body was designed to an austere Bauhaus style. The O302 was sold as both a chassis and as an integral bus with Mercedes-Benz supplying the body. [1]

Over 32,000 O302s were built over an eleven-year period, most as coaches but some were built as buses. It was superseded by the O303. [1] [2]

OTOMARSAN derived O302T from O302 and O305. Most appealing difference is box-shaped chassis and stronger engine.

For the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany, each team was transported in a coach painted in the team's colours. [1]

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