Isuzu bus caught speeding over 110km/h

From across the country, we have been bringing you exclusive videos of luxury buses caught speeding. And this time we are in North India.
We caught this Isuzu luxury bus, running under the Haryana Roadways scheme, speeding enroute Delhi. As you can see, at times the bus is even doing over a 110km/h!



While we do understand that these buses like Isuzu and Volvo are fast, but is it really safe to drive like this? You decide

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VRL Logistics / Neeta Travels get Isuzu buses

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VRL Logistics, one of the biggest luxury bus operators in India has recently bought quite a few of the Swaraj Mazda Isuzu buses. These are being operated on various routes like Mumbai-Goa.

Neeta travels has also taken up some Isuzu buses and is running the same on routes like Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai. It should be noted that Neeta has various kinds of luxury buses like the B7R, B9R, Tata-Hispano etc.

Nakoda Isuzu LT1 bus review : Pune to Bangalore

We first told you more about the new Swaraj Mazda Isuzu LT1 bus last year - READ
Last week, I decided to take the bus, operated by Nakoda travels, to Davanagere. For this, I had to take the Pune-Bangalore bus.
I booked a ticket online at www.redbus.in and got seat no A, or basically the first seat behind the conductor / co-driver.
The bus had to leave at 5:45pm but the guys at the office told me 6pm. Fair enough. However, it only turned up at 6:30pm.
Normally, a Volvo takes around 9.5 hours to Davanagere including a dinner break. I had no clue that our bus would stop at two places on the highway to pick up more passengers, and then enter Kolhapur to pick up more! All this meant we wasted 30-45mins. With a 30min dinner stop outside Kolhapur, and then another 30min stop to lend a spare tyre to the other Isuzu bus coming from Bangalore side, we still made it to the Davanagere bypass by 4:30am!!

Thats like 10 hours! Had the bus not taken diversions to other cities including Kolhapur and then 30min wastage to lend the spare tyre, the Pune-Davanagere distance would have been dispatched in just 9hours.

The reason for this the high speeds the driver was doing. I being on the first seat could see him going beyond 110km/h on various occasions easily. The Swaraj Mazda Isuzu bus has a 7 speed gearbox (yes, seven!) that lets the engine spin at lower revs at high speeds. Though this does mean that the bus can cruise at 110+ and sip less fuel, the downside is that due to a smaller engine as compared to the Volvo and Mercedes buses, inclines give a tuff time to the bus.

New Swaraj Mazda Isuzu LT 1 Bus

UPDATED: RIDE REVIEW - THE ISUZU EXPERIENCED : CLICK HERE

Swaraj showcased their luxury buses at the Auto Expo. The bus, with an Isuzu engine, is now being used by various operators including KSRTC and Sree Kaleshwari travels.

It no where looks as good as the new Volvo B9R, B7R or the Mercedes buses, but still is a value buy. Here are the specification of the bus

	UPDATED: RIDE REVIEW - THE ISUZU EXPERIENCED : CLICK HERE Swaraj Mazda Isuzu LT 1 Bus Engine Specifications
	ENGINE Model 6 Hk1-TC EURO-III Compliant Rear Engine Type Four Cycle, 6 Cylinders, OHC(over head cam) Direct Injection, Water Cooled Turbo Charger with Inter Cooler & EGR Displacement (cc) 7790 Max. Power 230 PS @ 2500 RPM ELECTRICALS Type 24 volts Battery 2 Nos 12 V, 150 AH Alternator 24V, 110A DRIVE TRAIN Clutch Cushioned Single Plate, Dry, Hydraulically Controlled, Air assisted. Transmission 7 Forward 1 Reverse, Synchromesh with overdrive AXLES Front Axle Reverse Elliot”I” Beam Section Rear Axle Full Floating STEERING Type Power Steering, Re Circulating Ball Type with Hydraulic Booster SUSPENSION Front Air Suspension with 2 Bellows Rear Air Suspension with 4 Bellows BRAKES Service Brakes Full Air, Dual Circuit, S-Cam Type with Auto Slack Adjuster Parking Brakes Spring Actuator on Rear Wheels, Failsafe Exhaust Brakes Electro-Pneumatic with butterfly Value in Exhaust pipe. Inter Locking Actuator for exhaust Brake & Foot Brake with canceling switch ABS Provided Retarder Provided WHEELS & TYRES Wheels 10 Stud Wheel Discs Nos .of Tyres 7(including 1 Spare Tyre) Size 11-R22.5-14 P R (BS) FUEL TANK Capacity 280 Ltrs PERFORMANCE Max. Speed 115 KM/ HR Gradeability 34% SEATS No. of Seats 40 + 1 Type Push back, Reclining Comfortable Seats with Padded Arm Rests and Foot Rest DIMENSIONS Wheel Base 5700 MM Turning Radius 9650 MM Ground Clearance 250 MM Overall Length 11400 + 50 MM Overall Width 2500MM Overall Height 3700 + 50 MM TRACK Front 1980 MM Rear 1790 MM

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