Optare Excel
| Optare Excel NABI 700SE | |
|---|---|
Blackpool Transport Optare Excel in Blackpool in May 2013 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Optare |
| Production | 1995-2004 |
| Assembly | Cross Gates, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Designer | Capoco Design |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 |
| Floor type | Low floor Step-entrance (NABI 700SE) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Cummins 6BT Mercedes-Benz OM906LA |
| Capacity | 27-48 seated, 16-22 standing |
| Power output | 160 bhp (120 kW) |
| Transmission | Allison 'World Series' B300R |
| Dimensions | |
| Length |
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| Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Curb weight | 8,560 kg (18,870 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Optare Delta Optare Sigma |
| Successor | Optare Tempo |
The Optare Excel is a low-floor full-size single-decker bus manufactured by Optare. Manufactured as an integral bus, the Excel was launched in 1995 as one of the first fully low-floor single-deck buses in the United Kingdom, replacing the step-entrance Optare Sigma on Dennis Lance chassis.