Isuzu Erga
{{Short description|Heavy-duty single decker bus}}
{{Infobox automobile
| image = (JPN-Osaka) Osaka City Bus 16-0765 なにわ200か765 59 2024-11-19 - 2.jpg
| name = Isuzu Erga
| manufacturer = J-Bus[http://www.jbus.co.jp/product/utsunomiya.html J-Bus website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125435/http://www.jbus.co.jp/product/utsunomiya.html |date=2014-08-19 }}, viewed 2014-08-19
| production = 2000–present
| predecessor = Isuzu Cubic
| successor =
| class = Complete bus
Bus chassis
| platform =
| body_style = Single-decker bus
| doors = 1 or 2
| floortype = Step entrance
Low floor
| engine = 8PE1, 8PF1(V-8),
6HK1, 6HF1, 6HH1, 6HA1 (straight 6),
4HK1, A05C (straight 4)
| transmission = 5-speed manual, ZF/Allison 5-speed automatic
6-speed Semi-automatic, Alison 6-speed automatic
| length = 10.5m, 11.3m
| width = 2.5m
| height = 3.2m
| weight =
| wheelbase = 4.8m, 5.3m, 5.8m, 6.0m
| aka = Hino Blue Ribbon II
| related = Hino Blue Ribbon II
| designer =
| caption = 1st generation (left) and 2nd generation (right) Isuzu Erga
}}
The Isuzu Erga (kana:いすゞ・エルガ) is a heavy-duty single-decker bus produced by Isuzu through the J-Bus joint venture. It is primarily available as a public bus in either a complete bus or a bus chassis. It is built by J-Bus from Japan either as a step-entrance bus (One-step and Two-step) or a low-floor bus (Non-step (Type A and Type B)).[http://www.jbus.co.jp/product/utsunomiya.html J-Bus website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125435/http://www.jbus.co.jp/product/utsunomiya.html |date=2014-08-19 }}, viewed 2014-08-19
First generation (2000-2015)
The styling is completely different from the Cubic. The Isuzu Erga has a deep double-curvature windscreen and a rounded roof dome (more rounded as compared to the Cubic) with a separately mounted destination display. Its Hino-rebadged version is the Hino Blue Ribbon II.
;Non-step (Type A), One-step and Two-step
- KL-LV280L1/N1/Q1 (2000) - 8PE1 engine (CNG: 8PF1)
- KK/KL-LT233J2 (2000) - 6HH1 engine
- PJ-LV234L1/N1/Q1 (2004) - 6HK1 engine (CNG: 8PF1)
- PKG/PDG-LV234L2/N2/Q2 (2007) - 6HK1 engine (CNG: 6HF1)
- LKG/LDG-LV234L3/N3/Q3 (2010) - 6HK1 engine (CNG: 6HF1)
- QPG/QKG/QDG-LV234L3/N3/Q3 (2012) - 6HK1 engine (QDG CNG: 6HF1)
- QQG-LV234L3/N3 (2012) - 6HK1 engine with Eaton's parallel hybrid system and automatic/manual transmission{{cite book |script-title=ja:年鑑バスラマ2012→2013 |trans-title=BUSRAMA Annual 2012-2013 |year=2012 |publisher=PORTE Publishing Co. |language=ja |isbn=9784899805120 |page=53 }}
- QSG-LV234L3/N3 (2015) - 6HK1 engine with Eaton's parallel hybrid system and AMT transmission
;Non-step (Type B)
- KL-LV834 (2000-2004) - 6HK1 engine (CNG: 6HA1) and ZF Ecomat as standard.
File:KL-LV280L1-Tozan-B979.jpg|ERGA One-Step KL-LV280L1
File:Keikyubus-m1516-km36-20070919.jpg|ERGA Non-Step Type-A PJ-LV234L1
File:TamaBus TD10809.jpg|ERGA Non-step Type-A PKG-LV234L2
File:TachikawaBus J767.jpg|ERGA Non-step Type-A LKG-LV234L3
File:entetsu_bus_175_ISUZU_ERGA_type-B(KL-LV834N1).jpg|ERGA Non-Step Type-B KL-LV834N1
File:ToeibusS-M123.jpg|ERGA Non-Step Type-B CNG KL-LV834L1(Custom)
File:RinkoBus 1S223.JPG|ERGA LT One-Step KL-LT233J2
File:KanagawaChuoKotsu chi23.JPG|ERGA One-Step KL-LV280L1 (FHI R17E body)
File:ErgaCNG.jpg|ERGA Non-Step Type-A CNG PDG-LV234L2(Custom)
File:Hankyubus ashiyahama7042.JPG|ERGA Hybrid QQG-LV234L3
File:Kanto_Railway_2101MT_ISUZU_ERGA_HYBRID(QSG-LV234N3,%2715年12月_New_Car)4.jpg|ERGA Hybrid QSG-LV234N3
File:Ergainterior.jpg|First generation ERGA cockpit
Second generation (2015–present)
;Non-step
- 2TG/2PG/2KG/2DG-LV290-2 (2017) - 4HK1 engine
- 2SG-HL2ANBD/SBD (2017)- A05C engine with Hino's parallel hybrid system and AMT transmission
- 2TG/2PG/2KG/2DG-LV290-3 (2019) - 4HK1 engine
- 2SG-HL2ANBD/SBD (2019)- A05C engine with Hino's parallel hybrid system and AMT transmission (Dead_man's_switch included)
- 2TG/2PG/2KG/2DG-LV290-4 (2022) - 4HK1 engine
File:NISHINIHON_JR_BUS_KYOTO_ERGA.JPG|ERGA Non-Step QPG-LV290Q1
File:Tobu_bus_6000_Isuzu_Motors_Erga_2KG-LV290N2.jpg|ERGA Non-Step 2KG-LV290N2
File:Kawasaki City Bus S-1017 ISUZU ERGA HYBRID 2SG-HL2ANBD.jpg|ERGA Hybrid Non-Step 2SG-HL2ANBD
File:足立230あ448 上23.jpg|ERGA Non-Step 2PG-LV290N3
File:Tokyo BRT 1008 - Isuzu Erga.jpg|ERGA Non-Step 2PG-LV290Q3
Isuzu Erga Duo
ERGA DUO, the first mass-produced articulated bus made in Japan, debuted on May 27, 2019, along with the Blue Ribbon Hybrid articulated bus. The hybrid mechanism is the same as the HL series Erga hybrid.
The model is called LX525Z1. It is the first bus in the world with EDSS (Emergency Driving Stop System). The bus uses A09C 6-cylinder engine, which creates 360 horsepower at 1800rpm, and Hino Motors 7AMT transmission as the GVW exceeds 20 tons.
Like the Hino blue ribbon hybrid articulated bus, the brakes are the only all-wheel disc brakes in Japanese large buses.
On August 2, 2022, along with the Erga Hybrid, shipments were suspended under the guidance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism due to the Hino Motors engine fraud problem.
File:Tokyo BRT 1009 - Isuzu Erga DUO.jpg|Erga Duo KX525Z1
Isuzu Erga-J
The Isuzu Erga-J is a rebadged Hino Rainbow HR. It has a rounded roof dome similar to the Erga with a deep double-curvature windscreen and a separately mounted destination display.
- KL-HR1JNEC (2000)
- PK-HR7JPAC (2004)
File:TachikawaBus CH406.JPG|Erga-J PK-HR7JPAC
Model lineup
- One-Step
- Two-Step
- Non-Step Type-A
- Non-Step Type-B
See also
{{Portal|Buses}}
- List of buses
- Hino Blue Ribbon, the J-bus product that look almost the same
- Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Star, its main competitor
References
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External links
{{commons category|Isuzu Erga}}
- {{in lang|en}} [http://www.isuzu.co.jp/world/product/bus/erga.html Isuzu Erga Heavy-Duty Bus]
- {{in lang|ja}} [http://www.isuzu.co.jp/product/bus/erga_rt/ Isuzu Erga Homepage]
{{Isuzu Commercial Vehicle}}
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