Rocar
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Rocar was a van, bus and trolleybus manufacturer based in Bucharest
, Romania
.
The company was created in 1951, and the first production lines were made for rolling-stock equipment and agricultural machines.
In 1956 the first bus was built on a truck frame and in 1957 the production program was enlarged also for trolleybuses, mini-buses and pick-ups made after the own design of Rocar. Beginning with 1968, Rocar started exporting vehicles in Eastern Europe, Africa, South America and Middle East and, in 1971, it was bought a license from MAN, Germany
. After 1990, Rocar had a cooperation with a body bus company De Simon
from Italy
.
- 27+78+1 passengers; independent suspension; engine: D 2156 HM 81 U - 192 HP between the axles; mechanical gear box, 4 + 1 gears; top speed: 71 km/h
- 25+78+1 passengers; rigid front axle; engine: RABA D 10 UTS - 245 HP - Euro 2 between the axles; automatic transmission, Voith
DIWA D863.1, 3 + 1 gears; top speed: 67 km/h
- 25+75+1 passengers; rigid front axle; engine: MAN D 0826 LUH 13 - 260 HP - Euro 2; located in rear hang; automatic transmission, Voith DIWA D851.2, 3 + 1 gears; top speed: 75 km/h
- 42+102+1 passengers; engine options: D 2156 HM 81 U - 192 HP / D 2156 MT 81 U - 240 HP; mechanical gear box, 4 + 1 gears; top speed: 71 km/h
- 43+(27 for I 111)+1 seats; engine options: D 2156 HM 81 U - 192 HP (I 111 only) / D 2156 MT 85 U - 240 HP / D 2156 MTN 8 - 256 HP; mechanical gear box, 5 + 1 gears; top speed: 110 km/h
- 43+1 seats; engine: Mercedes-Benz
OM 442 A - 340 HP; mechanical gear box, 6 + 1 gears; top speed: 110 km/h
- 28+64+1 passengers; motor: TN 76 - 125 kW; top speed: 60 km/h
- 26+69+1 passengers; motor: TN 76 - 125 kW; top speed: 60 km/h
- 25+68+1 passengers; motor: TN 96R - 150 kW; top speed: 60 km/h
- 20+68+1 passengers; motor: TN 76 - 125 kW; top speed: 60 km/h
- 39+117+1 passengers; motor: TN 81 - 175 kW; top speed: 60 km/h
- up to 14+1 seats (for minibuses); g.v.w.: 3350 kg / payload: 1200-1400 kg; engine options: ARO
D 127 - 68 HP - Diesel / ARO L 25 - 83 HP - gasoline; mechanical gear box, 4 or 5 + 1 gears; traction options: 4 x 2 and 4 x 4; top speed: 100 km/h
- up to 14+1 seats (for minibuses); g.v.w.: 4000 kg / payload: 1200-1800 kg; engine options: ARO D 127 - 68 HP - Diesel / ANDORIA - 90 HP - Diesel - Euro 2; Renault
- 106 HP - Diesel - Euro 2; mechanical gear box, 4 or 5 + 1 gears; rear axle with twin wheels; top speed: 110 km/h
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
.
The company was created in 1951, and the first production lines were made for rolling-stock equipment and agricultural machines.
In 1956 the first bus was built on a truck frame and in 1957 the production program was enlarged also for trolleybuses, mini-buses and pick-ups made after the own design of Rocar. Beginning with 1968, Rocar started exporting vehicles in Eastern Europe, Africa, South America and Middle East and, in 1971, it was bought a license from MAN, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. After 1990, Rocar had a cooperation with a body bus company De Simon
De Simon
De Simon Group S.p.A. is a bus manufacturer and coachbuilder based in Osoppo, Udine, Italy.-History:The company was founded in 1925 by Giovanni De Simon, who started assembling wooden-body buses for the local public transport...
from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
City buses
- U112Rocar DACRocar DAC was a series of buses and trolleybuses produced by the Autobuzul company of Bucharest, Romania, between 1979 and 2000...
- 27+78+1 passengers; independent suspension; engine: D 2156 HM 81 U - 192 HP between the axles; mechanical gear box, 4 + 1 gears; top speed: 71 km/h
- U312
- 25+78+1 passengers; rigid front axle; engine: RABA D 10 UTS - 245 HP - Euro 2 between the axles; automatic transmission, Voith
Voith
The Voith GmbH, which is headquartered in Germany, is a family-run corporation in the mechanical engineering sector with worldwide operations....
DIWA D863.1, 3 + 1 gears; top speed: 67 km/h
- U412Rocar De Simon U412The Rocar De Simon U412 is a city bus model manufactured jointly by Rocar and De Simon in Romania. The model, introduced in the mid-1990s, is mostly used in Bucharest's bus network operated by RATB even though some U 412-260s are also used in other Romanian cities such as Braşov, Cluj-Napoca and...
(De Simon body)
- 25+75+1 passengers; rigid front axle; engine: MAN D 0826 LUH 13 - 260 HP - Euro 2; located in rear hang; automatic transmission, Voith DIWA D851.2, 3 + 1 gears; top speed: 75 km/h
- U117Rocar DACRocar DAC was a series of buses and trolleybuses produced by the Autobuzul company of Bucharest, Romania, between 1979 and 2000...
(articulated city bus)
- 42+102+1 passengers; engine options: D 2156 HM 81 U - 192 HP / D 2156 MT 81 U - 240 HP; mechanical gear box, 4 + 1 gears; top speed: 71 km/h
- Other models: T.V. 1; T.V. 2; T.V. 7/71R (Midibus); T.V. 20 U/R (Urban/Rutier); Roman 108/109 (Midibus); Rocar Montana (midibus); Rocar U812
Intercity buses & coaches
- I & T 111
- 43+(27 for I 111)+1 seats; engine options: D 2156 HM 81 U - 192 HP (I 111 only) / D 2156 MT 85 U - 240 HP / D 2156 MTN 8 - 256 HP; mechanical gear box, 5 + 1 gears; top speed: 110 km/h
- I & T 311 (powered by home made and foreign made engines - Euro 1 & 2)
- 43+1 seats; engine: Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
OM 442 A - 340 HP; mechanical gear box, 6 + 1 gears; top speed: 110 km/h
Trolleybuses
- 212ERocar DACRocar DAC was a series of buses and trolleybuses produced by the Autobuzul company of Bucharest, Romania, between 1979 and 2000...
(single trolleybus with logical control unit)
- 28+64+1 passengers; motor: TN 76 - 125 kW; top speed: 60 km/h
- 312E (single trolleybus with chopper)
- 26+69+1 passengers; motor: TN 76 - 125 kW; top speed: 60 km/h
- 412ERocar De Simon U412ERocar De Simon U412E is a trolleybus produced by Rocar in 1997 and 1998. There were only 19 produced, 18 on DC and 1 on AC. Two were delivered in Bucharest, #7454 and #7459 , another two were delivered to Cluj and the rest of 15 were delivered to Constanta.-See also:*Rocar De Simon U412*Rocar De...
(single trolleybus with chopper, traction motor located in overhang)
- 25+68+1 passengers; motor: TN 96R - 150 kW; top speed: 60 km/h
- 512E (single trolleybus with chopper, traction motor located in overhang)
- 20+68+1 passengers; motor: TN 76 - 125 kW; top speed: 60 km/h
- 217ERocar DACRocar DAC was a series of buses and trolleybuses produced by the Autobuzul company of Bucharest, Romania, between 1979 and 2000...
(articulated trolleybus)
- 39+117+1 passengers; motor: TN 81 - 175 kW; top speed: 60 km/h
- Other models: T.V. 2E; T.V. 20E; DAC 112 E; DAC 117 EA; Rocar 812E
Light commercial vehicles
- 33 (F-vans / M-minibuses / C-pick-ups / A-chassis / FA-workshop vans / S-ambulances)
- up to 14+1 seats (for minibuses); g.v.w.: 3350 kg / payload: 1200-1400 kg; engine options: ARO
ARO
ARO was a Romanian off-road vehicle manufacturer located in Câmpulung-Muscel. The first ARO vehicles were produced in 1957, and the last in 2003. For a short while, Daihatsu-powered AROs were produced in Spain and Portugal under the brands Hisparo and Portaro, respectively...
D 127 - 68 HP - Diesel / ARO L 25 - 83 HP - gasoline; mechanical gear box, 4 or 5 + 1 gears; traction options: 4 x 2 and 4 x 4; top speed: 100 km/h
- 40 (F-vans / M-minibus / C-pick-ups / A-chassis / I- frigorific vehicles / CD-double cab pick-ups)
- up to 14+1 seats (for minibuses); g.v.w.: 4000 kg / payload: 1200-1800 kg; engine options: ARO D 127 - 68 HP - Diesel / ANDORIA - 90 HP - Diesel - Euro 2; Renault
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...
- 106 HP - Diesel - Euro 2; mechanical gear box, 4 or 5 + 1 gears; rear axle with twin wheels; top speed: 110 km/h
- Other models: T.V. 4/41 (M,F,C,S); T.V. 5/51/52 (M,F,C,S); T.V. 12 (M,F,C,S); T.V. 14 (M,F,C,S); T.V. 14; T.V. 15; T.V. 35; T.V. 105; T.V. 106; T.V. 206
See also
- Rocar DACRocar DACRocar DAC was a series of buses and trolleybuses produced by the Autobuzul company of Bucharest, Romania, between 1979 and 2000...
- Rocar De Simon U412Rocar De Simon U412The Rocar De Simon U412 is a city bus model manufactured jointly by Rocar and De Simon in Romania. The model, introduced in the mid-1990s, is mostly used in Bucharest's bus network operated by RATB even though some U 412-260s are also used in other Romanian cities such as Braşov, Cluj-Napoca and...
- Rocar De Simon U412-DAFRocar De Simon U412-DAFRocar De Simon U412-DAF was a model produced by the Romanian bus and trolleybus manufacturer Rocar. It has De Simon body and DAF engine. Only two Rocar De Simon U412-DAF had been produced, and they are currently operated in Bucharest with park numbers #900 and #901.-See also:*Rocar De Simon...
- Rocar De Simon U412ERocar De Simon U412ERocar De Simon U412E is a trolleybus produced by Rocar in 1997 and 1998. There were only 19 produced, 18 on DC and 1 on AC. Two were delivered in Bucharest, #7454 and #7459 , another two were delivered to Cluj and the rest of 15 were delivered to Constanta.-See also:*Rocar De Simon U412*Rocar De...