MAN SG 220
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The MAN SG 220 was a VöV-Standard articulated bus designed and manufactured by Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg (M.A.N.) in Germany between 1978 and 1983, available with two, three, or four doors in two different lengths. The bus was also exported to different countries, built locally in France, Slovenia, Turkey, and the United States.
MAN SG 220 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | MAN SE |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Transit bus |
Related | MAN SG 310 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | M.A.N. D2566 MLUM/US, 696 cu in (11.4 L) I-6, 305 hp (227 kW) @ 2000 rpm[1][2] |
Transmission | 4-speed automatic Renk Doromat 874A (SG 220)[1] or 874B (SG 310)[2] |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 222.4 in (5.65 m) (F, SG 220) 225.5 in (5.73 m) (R, SG 220-16.5)[1] 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) (F, SG 310) 18 ft 8 in (5.69 m) (55' R, SG 310) 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) (60' R, SG 310)[2] |
Length | 54.1 or 59.1 ft (16.5 or 18 m)[2] |
Width | 102 in (2.59 m)[2] |
Height | 125 in (3.18 m)[2] |
Curb weight | 37,800 lb (17,100 kg) SG 220[1] 52,650 lb (23,880 kg) GVWR, SG 220[1] 59,525 lb (27,000 kg) GAWR, SG 310[2] |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | MAN SG 192 |
Successor | MAN SG 240 H |
In the American market, in order to meet Urban Mass Transportation Administration "Buy America" requirements for federally-subsidized vehicles, the initial set of vehicles were shipped as driveable shells and finished in the United States by AM General in Texas until 1979. After the joint venture with AM General ended, M.A.N. opened its own assembly plant in Cleveland, North Carolina to produce the SG 220 and its closely related derivative SG 310 (starting in 1981) until it abruptly withdrew from the United States transit bus market in 1988.