The Mercedes-Benz Tourismo is celebrating a double milestone this year. Introduced in its first generation 25 years ago, in the meantime 30,000 Tourismo have been delivered all told.
Omnibus Magazine
Travel star in festive mood
Double milestone for the Tourismo.
Travel star in festive mood.
Double milestone for the Tourismo.
The Mercedes-Benz Tourismo is Europe’s biggest-selling coach of its era. The Tourismo’s career is an outstanding
success story, since Mercedes-Benz has repeatedly updated its recipe for success and optimised it according to its
customers.
The Tourismo celebrated its premiere in 1994 under the designation O 350 Tourismo. It was the first coach with the three-pointed star to have a name. The two-axle vehicle started largely prefabricated with just one length of twelve metres and complete fixtures and fittings. In autumn 2006 after more than 12,000 Tourismos, its successor consigned another three-pointed star to bus heaven. To put it precisely there were four stars, because now the Tourismo came as a high-decker in 12.1- and 14.0-metre lengths as well as a 13-metre version as a two- and three-axle model. The Tourismo family was completed in 2013 with the Tourismo RH and the Tourismo K in 2014.
All good things come in threes: after more than 26,000 units, the third generation of the Tourismo has been running on Europe’s roads since autumn 2017. The specifications for the high-decker were, like two decades before, ambitious: maximum economy, benchmark in safety, functionality and comfort. The result is a coach whose properties impress operators, passengers and drivers in equal measure.
The Tourismo is a genuine Mercedes-Benz: its safety assistance systems, such as Active Brake Assist 4, Adaptive Cruise Control with stop-and-go, Sideguard Assist and Attention Assist, make it the safest coach in its class. The Tourismo is also extremely impressive in terms of cost-effectiveness. This is based on the inline six cylinder engines in five power levels from 260 kilowatts (354 brake horsepower) to 335 kilowatts (456 brake horsepower), the manual gearbox or automatic transmission produced in house, now also with an optional automatic torque converter, Predictive Power Control and Eco Driver Feedback.
With four versions in three lengths from 12.3 to 14 metres, the Mercedes-Benz coach is available as the Tourismo, Tourismo M/2, Tourismo M/3 and Tourismo L in all major high-deck formats. All models can be supplied with left- or right-hand drive. The Tourismo’s wide variety of equipment – from extremely purposeful to particularly comfortable – covers all application areas. This also becomes clear from the driver’s workplace, where there is a choice between the functional Basic Plus and the exclusive Comfort Plus cockpits.
The Mercedes-Benz Tourismo is a safe investment for any company. Whether used for short- and long-distance travel, excursions, long-distance schedules services, shuttle runs or even intercity routes, the Tourismo is always a good fit.
