VDL Bova
VDL Bova , until 2003 independent as Bova , is a Dutch bus manufacturer that belongs to the VDL Groep .
The company has been building coaches at its headquarters in Valkenswaard since 1931 . The German branch is in Büren .
Model range
Bova is best known for the Bova Futura , a touring coach model with a streamlined body, which results in a distinctive "belly" at the front. The luxurious Bova Magiq model is based on the same basic construction .
There were also the Bova Lexio and Bova Synergy models , which were developed under the direction of VDL together with the sister brands Berkhof and Jonckheere . The Lexio was an intercity bus , the Synergy a double-decker coach.
City bus Bova X-Press
At the end of the 1970s, Bova developed a bus service with the support of the Dutch Ministry of Economics ( Ministerie van Economische Zaken ) in cooperation with the Eindhoven University of Technology . This was equipped with a 194 HP diesel engine from DAF , which was housed under the floor in the rear and thus enabled a low floor for the time of 540 mm above the road surface between the doors. A double-leaf, 1200 mm wide inner swing door was placed in the front and in the middle. The X-press had 43 seats and 40 standing places. The bus was presented on January 23, 1980. Only the transport company OAD in Holten ordered 16 copies.
present
At the IAA 2010, VDL presented the VDL Futura model, in which the Bova brand name has been completely dispensed with. It replaces both the Bova Futura and the Magiq.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Matin Wallast: buses in Nederland . Elmar, Rijswijk 1987, ISBN 90-6120-591-3