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Iveco 491 CityClass
Overview
Manufacturer	ItalyIveco  EU Irisbus
Also called	Irisbus CityClass
Model years	1997-1999: Iveco 2000-2009: Irisbus
Assembly	Italy,Ufita valley
Designer	Giorgetto Giugiaro (Only the italian version)
Body and chassis
Body style	Urban and suburban bus
Layout	- Transversal, rear overhang - Longitudinal, rear overhang
Doors	2, 3 and 4 doors
Powertrain
Engine	L6 * Diesel Fiat 8360.46V * CNG Fiat 8469.21S * Diesel Iveco Cursor 8F2B * CNG Iveco Cursor 8CNGF2BE
Transmission	AutomaticZF 5HP500 AutomaticVoith DIWA 854.3E
Dimensions
Wheelbase	5 150 / 6 050 / 5 710+6 605
Length	10.5 m (34.4 ft) 12 m (39.4 ft) 18 m (59.1 ft)
Width	2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Height	2.965 m (9.7 ft)
Kerb weight	10,390 kg (22,910 lb) 12,520 kg (27,600 lb) 18,290 kg (40,320 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Iveco TurboCity
Successor	Irisbus Citelis

TheIveco CityClass is anurban, suburban and peri-urban bus launched by theIveco bus division in 1997 and renamedIrisbus in 2000. It is the equivalent ofAgora in France. It succeeds theIveco 490 TurboCity UR Green urban bus, later replaced by theIrisbus Citelis.

As usual at Iveco, the CityClass is available in two versions: series 491 urban bus and series 591 suburban as well as in various lengths: 10.80 meters, 12 meters and 18 meters articulated.

TheIveco CityClass was presented to professionals and the general public in 1995 at the Paris Motor Show. It was marketed with the MY 1997. Renamed the Irisbus in 2000 when theIveco-RVI bus divisions merged, it remained in production until 2008. A total of 10,000 units were built, including over 7,000 in Italy.

The CityClass project was created in the 90s by the Italian designerGiorgetto Giugiaro^[1] and was presented to the public in 1996 to replace theIveco TurboCity.

In 2001 ALTRA, in collaboration withAnsaldo Ricerche,Sapio,International Fuel Cells,Exide, T_V andCentro Ricerche Fiat and with the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Environment as well asPiedmont, developed a version with electric traction powered byhydrogen put into service inTurin on behalf ofGTT, and also used for the2006 Winter Olympics. It was the first Italianhydrogen bus.^[2]

Under the Iveco brand(1997 - 1999)

TheIveco 491 CityClass was manufactured and marketed between 1997 and 2000.

Under the Irisbus brand(2000 - 2008)

At the end of 1999, theIveco logo on the CityClass grille was replaced by the Irisbus dolphin and will remain so, in Europe, until 2008.

TheCityClass model, of which more than 7,000 units have been produced in Italy, is undoubtedly the most distributed urban bus in Europe. In addition to the big Italian cities such asMilan,Rome,Genoa andTurin where its distribution is almost monopolistic, it is in service in all public (and private) transport services in Italy. The CityClass has also found wide outlets abroad:Switzerland,France,Germany,Romania,South Korea and above allSpain andGreece. In most Spanish cities, the CityClass, bodied by Spanish companies Castrosua,Hispano Carrocera andNoge, is the most widespread in the urban transport fleet.

• In 2001, the CityClass was fitted with a new Iveco engine called the Cursor that developed 290 horsepower for the 10 and 12 meter models. Previously, they received Fiat V.I. type 8360.46V that developed 220, 250 or 270 hp, depending on the chosen configuration. The articulated CityClass version will also feature a new 350 hp Iveco Cursor engine that replaces the previous 310 hp Fiat engine.
• Starting in 2005, the Cursor engine, in a suitable version, will also equip the CNG versions that will develop 270 horsepower.

CityClass 491(urban)

CityClass urban model. Available in midibus (10.80 m), standard (12 m) and articulated (18 m) versions. The Italian versions of 12 meters with 4 double doors have 108 seats: 18 seated and 93 standing and 1 space for the disabled with a ramp at the 3rd access door. The CNG version has 88 seats: 24 seated, 63 standing and 1PRM. The French version with only 2 double doors offers 114 and 95 seats respectively. The 18-meter articulated version has 140 seats, of which 33 are seated, 105 standing and 1 PRM with a ramp at the 2nd door.

CityClass 591(suburban)

Urban and suburban model of the CityClass. It has more seats than the urban version. It also exists in midibus (10.80 m), standard (12 m) and articulated (18 m). The 12-meter version has 96 seats: 37 seated, 57 standing and 1 PRM with access ramp. The 18 meter articulated version has 113 places, including 71 seated, 41 standing and 1 PRM.

In Spain, most CityClass 491 had bodies from Castrosua, Noge and Hispano.

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  Irisbus CityClass bodied by Castrosua (Castrosua City Versus)
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  Irisbus CityClass bodied by Noge (Noge Cittour)
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  Irisbus CityClass bodied by Hispano Carrocera (Hispano Habit)
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  Iveco CityClass bodied by Hispano Carrocera (Hispano V.O.V)

TheFiat group and its truck and bus division,Iveco, have paid attention to protecting the environment with cutting-edge research on consumption reduction, exhaust gas filtration, the first equipment of which dates back to 1980. In February 1999, the city of Turin launched the "hydrogen bus" project. In November of that same year, the Italian Ministry of the Environment approved this project as well as the Temporary Association of Companies (ATI) that would be in charge of carrying out the project. ATI was made up of six companies:GTT (former ATM - municipal authority for urban transport of the Piedmontese capital),Iveco (second largest bus manufacturer in the world), Sapio (one of the main Italian producers of technical and medical gases),CVA - Compagnia Valdostana delle Acque SpA (producer of renewable electricity), ENEA - Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente (Public Research Center for Innovation and Sustainable Development),Ansaldo Ricerche (Department of investigation of the Ansaldo group). The project was financed by the Italian Ministry of the Environment and theFiat Ricerche Center financed its implementation in one of its bus models.

With the creation ofIrisbus in 1999,Iveco launched an ambitious project on ahydrogen-poweredcity bus, a system called Fuel Cell. A prototype was built and tested in 2002 with VIN code ZGA482.E0E0E0.00001. The tests, supervised by the Italian Ministry of Transport and the Environment, lasted 2 years. During this time, three 12 meter CityClass Fuel Cell buses were manufactured. After the approval of the prototype in Italy, these buses were delivered to urban transport companies in Turin, Barcelona and Germany (Munich) on November 1, 2004.^[3]

The Turin CityClass could be seen in service during the 2006 Winter Olympics. Its autonomy was 12 hours at a speed of 60 km/h. It could accommodate 73 passengers including 21 seated, 51 standing and 1 PRM wheelchair. It had 9 bottles of hydrogen for a total of 1,260 liters at 200 bar.

A prototype CityClass with ahybrid engine was also successfully tested.

The Iveco CityClass was available in three different lengths (10.8 m, 12 m or 18 m) and was 2.50 wide. It could carry from 88 to 108 people in its standard version or 140 people in the articulated version.

All CityClass models are equipped with 2, 3 or 4 side doors, front and side travel signal display, ABS and ASR, stereo, microphone and radio installation,air conditioning. Access on board for the disabled is facilitated thanks to the body's lateral tilting system, Kneeling. A wheelchair ramp is provided.

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  Irisbus CityClass GNV of the late Acft Ferrara, now TPER
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  Iveco CityClass diesel
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  Rear view
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  Articulated Irisbus CityClass
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  CityClass 491.12's interior
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  Articulated Spanish CityClass phase I 18m
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  Standard Spanish CityClass phase II 12m
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  Irisbus CityClass 18m in Seoul, South Korea.
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  Irisbus CityClass in Slovenia.
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  The instrument board of the Italian CityClass.
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  CityClass 491 int Thessaloniki, Greece.
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  CityClass 491 in Chartres, France.
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  2-door CityClass 491 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
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  2-door CityClass 491 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

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