| Renault PR100 and PR100.2 | |
|---|---|
 A PR100.PB inToulon | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Renault Véhicules Industries |
| Production | 1971–1999 |
| Assembly | Saint-Priest, France |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Buschassis |
| Doors | 1, 2 or 3 |
| Floor type | Step-entrance |
| Related | Renault PR180 Jelcz PR110 Jelcz M11 Jelcz 120M |
| Powertrain | |
| Capacity | 31 to 40 seated |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 5.6 metres |
| Length | 11.32 metres |
| Width | 2.5 metres |
| Height | 3.0 metres |
| Curb weight | 14.4–18.0 tonnes |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Renault R312 |
TheRenault PR100 was a Frenchfull-sizestep-entrancesingle-decker bus chassis built and marketed originally byBerliet from 1971, and sold as aRenault following the merging of Berliet intoRenault Véhicules Industriels.
The PR100 was intended to be replaced by the 1987Renault R312 but sales continued with a revised model called the PR100.2 and in 1993 with a further revised version called the PR112 with the last delivery in 1999. Over 13,500 buses of the PR100 range were produced inFrance. Anarticulated version was also produced from 1980, theRenault PR180.
The original PR100 was developed and manufactured by Berliet using mainly plans of theGerman "VÖV-Standard-Linienbus" of the late 1960s with an altered front-end and back. It was 11.23m long and had a wheelbase of 5.6m. It had a different interior to the German VÖV, with three variations of seating/standing combinations available with 2 or 3 doors. The engine was mounted underfloor in the rear. At first it was available with aPerkins V8.510diesel engine producing 178 PS (131 kW; 176 bhp). By 1973 a Berliet diesel engine was available (PR100.PB). From 1979 the PR100 featured the Renault badge.
The PR100 received a slightly altered front end in 1984, along with some technical improvements. This new model was called the PR100.2 and can be identified by the revised front bumper arrangement incorporating the lights with an asymmetrical windscreen, arched top and a separately mounteddestination display in the new front end.
The PR100 was mainly used inFrance, with some exported toAlgeria,Australia andMorocco. The design was used byJelcz in Poland under license, and large numbers were delivered to many Polish cities. The PR100.2 chassis was also assembled inSpain, withHispano Carrocera bodywork but retaining theRenault front for early models.
The PR100.2 was available with a Renault MPS turbo diesel 6-cylinder engine with two power options; 206 PS (152 kW; 203 bhp) and 900 N⋅m (664 lb⋅ft) or 253 PS (186 kW; 250 bhp) and 1,000 N⋅m (738 lb⋅ft). The gearbox was a four-speed ZF automatic unit.[1]
The PR100.2's body was 11.4m long on a wheelbase of 5.6m and 2.5m wide.
The PR100 was launched in the United Kingdom in 1988 with bodywork byNorthern Counties ofWigan, marketed as a competitor to theLeyland Lynx integral single-deck.[2][3] Only one demonstrator was subsequently delivered toLondon Regional Transport'sEast London business unit,[4] followed by a further three delivered with additional nearside and offside centre doors for use asairside buses atLondon Luton Airport.[5] Additionally in 1989, a PR100 bodied byAnsair of Australia was exported to Singapore as a demonstrator operated bySingapore Bus Services, however, demonstration was unsuccessful and the unit returned to the manufacturer.
When Renault became the majority shareholder ofMack Trucks, Renault demonstrated the bus in Australia in 1985.[6]ACTION purchased 258 andTransperth 250 PR100.2s.[7][8][9] The ACTION buses were badged as Macks and bodied byAnsair, the Transperth examples as Renaults and bodied inPerth byHoward Porter,JW Bolton andVolgren. All retained the PR100 front-end.
In 1993 the PR112 was launched as an updated and revised version of the PR100 with a new front end designed by Safra, losing the distinctive windscreen and front quarterlight design.[10] The last PR112 was delivered in 1999.
The PR180 was a tri-axlearticulated version of the PR100 and was referred to in marketing literature as theMegabus. Standard configuration was for 62 seats and 144 standing. The front half retained the 5.6m wheelbase of the PR100, with the rear half being 5.15m and an overall length of 24.38m. Its engined produced 302 PS (222 kW; 298 bhp).[11]
ACTION purchased 34 andTransperth 65.[7][12] TheACTION buses were badged as Macks and bodied byAnsair, the Transperth examples as Renaults and bodied byJW Bolton. All retained the PR100 front-end.
It was replaced in 1993 by the PR112 based PR118.
Atrolleybus version of the PR100 was produced, called the ER100, and an articulated version with two fronts called the PER180. Berliet and Renault built the ER100 and PER180 for several French cities includingGrenoble,Lyon,Marseille,Nancy andSaint-Étienne.
