MAZ-206: specifications. The MAZ-206 engine

The bus of urban type MAZ-206 was developed and launched in series production in 1996 at the Minsk Automobile Plant. The need to create a model for transporting people on inner-city routes has long been ripe, since after the termination of Hungary's delivery of the famous Ikarus, all major cities in the CIS countries remained virtually without public transport.

Contract

Minsk specialists signed a license agreement with the German bus concern "Neoplan" for the production of buses under its own brand. After a while, the base model MAZ-103 was created. Then we developed a few more modifications, oriented to passenger traffic in the city. Machines have been successfully used in Russia, Ukraine and in Belarus itself.

Update

In 2006, a new modification was introduced at the Moscow Motor Show - a passenger bus for urban MAZ-206 routes, the technical characteristics of which differed from the usual ones. It was a low-floor type vehicle for carrying a limited number of passengers. The bus was designed at the rate of low loading and could not load the cabin to the full. Its characteristics were suitable for transportation of official use and VIP trips. To work on busy urban routes required a different, more powerful technique.

Low-floor model MAZ-206 with a storage area in the central part of the salon was successfully operated on lines with an average passenger traffic intensity. Automatic sliding platform made the bus an indispensable mode of transport for people with disabilities and patients, chained to a wheelchair.

Capacity

The total number of seats in the cabin is 25 seats, the bulk of which is located at the rear of the bus. In front there are only five seats, all the rest space is intended for standing passengers and wheelchairs. In total, the bus can accommodate 72 people, but this is only theoretically. In fact, such a download is never allowed.

The seats in the cabin are comfortable, of two types: semi-soft with a local upholstery fabric and Velor type Ster comfort, Polish made.

Design

The body of the model MAZ-206 is all-metal, bearing, wagon type. The frame is assembled from box profiles, which are welded together and form a light and solid construction. After that, the base is lined with sheet galvanized iron, so the walls and roof are obtained. The front end of the machine and the entire rear part are fiberglass.

For gluing windows into window openings the manufacturer uses special technologies that significantly increase the rigidity of the entire structure. The windshield is made of a triplex, and all the other windows, including the reclining windows, are made of heat-absorbing hardened glass material.

Mechanics

The bus MAZ-206 is equipped with two doors of leaf construction, having a maximum glazing area. Each leaf is reinforced with diagonally placed handrails. The bus is equipped with a special safety device that blocks traffic when the door is open, shutting off the engine.

A spacious driver's seat in the basic configuration is separated from the cabin. In the right part of the partition there is a special window through which you can take the fare as well as issue tickets.

Control

The driver's seat of the model MAZ-206 is equipped reasonably and thoughtfully. All controls, including auxiliary ones, are in sight, the instruments are perfectly illuminated, the chair with good ergonomic characteristics is equipped with a headrest and is regulated in height and in the longitudinal plane. The steering column produced by the German company ZF can also be understood and lowered if necessary.

The engine is in the back of the bus, its layout allowed to abandon the traditional portal bridge. Rear axle - with the arrangement of reducers in the center, leading. The engine is controlled by a complicated system of traction rods that transmit the driver's commands to the accelerator, gearshift levers and semi-axle gearboxes. The brake system of the MAZ-206 is pneumatic, equipped with an antilock device ABS.

The bus has good after-sales service, spare parts MAZ-206, which may be required for repair, are included in the price of the car in advance, but only in the minimum nomenclature. Nevertheless, this is an additional incentive to attract buyers.

Power point

The MAZ-206 engine, which is installed on a bus, a German-made company, Mercedes-Benz, with a capacity of 178 hp. It is adapted for movement on city streets with frequent overdrive and other non-standard loads. The indisputable advantage of this motor is its compliance with environmental requirements according to the standards "Euro-4" and "Euro-5". In addition, this power unit is equipped with a Webasto device, a heater for starting in the cold season.

For those wishing to use the budget option it is proposed to install a motor of the brand MMZ. This power unit of local production has a capacity of 154 liters. from. And meets the ecological norms of "Euro-2". And for those buyers who are not going to save, the manufacturer can offer the engine "Daimler-Chrysler." All engines consume approximately the same amount of fuel per hundred kilometers, namely 17-22 liters. And if you consider that the capacity of the MAZ-206 fuel tank is 140 liters, the bus can carry passengers during the whole working day without refueling.

MAZ-206 for OMSI

The bus successfully runs through the streets of cities in different countries. In addition, MAZ-206 is a member of the OMSI, a computer game. As a matter of fact it is the usual simulator, but with good positioning. A full set of options is offered, the car moves along the route, the traffic situation is constantly changing, the quick engine allows maneuvering.