Mercedes-Benz OC 500 LE
| Mercedes-Benz OC 500 LE | |
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An OC 500 LE serving as a public transport bus for Transperth in Perth, Western Australia. | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz |
| Production | 2001—present (EvoBus) |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 |
| Floor type | Low entry |
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| Dimensions | |
| Length | 10.8 metres/11.2 metres/11.7 metres/12.0 metres/12.8 metres/13.5 metres (bodied) |
| Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Mercedes-Benz O405N/O405NH |
The Mercedes-Benz OC 500 LE is a modular, heavy-duty, twin-axle bus chassis produced by Mercedes-Benz/EvoBus Ibérica, Spain. It was designed as a modular platform for low-entry city, suburban, and intercity buses with a maximum gross vehicle weight of 19.1 tonnes. The main modules consist of: driver's pedestal, front axle, buggy centre section, drive axle and engine. It has much in common with the chassis used for the Mercedes-Benz Citaro integral bus range, and also the raised floor OC 500 RF coach chassis. The engine is horizontally mounted over the rear overhang.
Mercedes-Benz in Brazil manufacture a low-entry chassis known as the O 500 U, which is related to the OC 500 LE, but is not identical. It is also available as the articulated O 500 UA and the quad-axle articulated O 500 UDA, with the latter giving a vehicle length of 23 metres. The O 500 U is also available in Australia, marketed as OH1830LE.