The Caio Foz, also called the Induscar Foz, is a micro-bus body made by the Brazilian coachbuilder CAIO Induscar in Botucatu, São Paulo. It is aimed mainly at school transport systems, and also at tourism and the charter of small groups.
Caio Foz at a glance
| Maker | CAIO Induscar, Botucatu, São Paulo |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Induscar Foz |
| Type | micro-bus body |
| Main uses | school transport, tourism, small-group charter |
| First Foz | Foz 2005, 2005–2013 |
| Foz Super | 2006–2009 |
| Foz Super II | 2009–2022 |
| Foz 2200 | 2008–2019, and again from 2016 |
| Foz 2400 2017 | 2017–2020 |
| Foz 2400 2020 | 2020 onwards |
| Solar Foz | 2009–2012, an intercity version |
The Portuguese Wikipedia article on the Foz is very short, so the model years and company background come from the article on CAIO Induscar.
History of the Caio Foz
The Foz belongs to the micro-bus side of the Caio range, the line the company had built since the 1970s with the Carolina and later the Piccolo and Piccolino. The first model to carry the name was the Foz 2005, listed as built from 2005 to 2013, followed by the Foz Super of 2006–2009 and the Foz Super II of 2009–2022.
The body was designed around the sort of work that small buses do in Brazil: taking children to school, carrying tourists on short trips and moving small groups on charter. In that role the Foz was bought on a variety of light-truck and micro-bus chassis, the example photographed for this page being a Foz Super school bus on a Volkswagen chassis.
The range was renewed in the 2010s and 2020s. The Foz 2200 was built from 2008 to 2019 and then returned in 2016, the Foz 2400 2017 ran from 2017 to 2020, and the Foz 2400 2020 is still listed. For longer runs there was the Solar Foz of 2009–2012, an intercity version of the same body, and the current catalogue also offers the Foz 2200 Soul Class of 2017 onwards.
Design and features
- Micro-bus body: a small body aimed at school, tourism and charter work rather than city lines.
- Several chassis: the Foz was bodied on the light chassis used for Brazilian micro-buses, including Volkswagen.
- School role: a common sight as a school bus, as in the Foz Super photographed in Minas Gerais.
- Long life in the range: from the Foz 2005 to the Foz 2400 2020, more than fifteen years of development.
Caio Foz versions
- Foz 2005 (2005–2013): the first model of the line.
- Foz Super (2006–2009) and Super II (2009–2022): the long-running school and charter body.
- Foz 2200 (2008–2019; again from 2016): the 2200 model, with the Soul Class version from 2017.
- Foz 2400 (2017–2020 and 2020 onwards): the larger micro-bus of the current range.
- Solar Foz (2009–2012): an intercity version for longer journeys.
The Foz is one model line of CAIO Induscar, whose history and full range are described there. More Caio buses are in the Caio collection.
Video: Caio Foz on a Mercedes-Benz LO 915 chassis
Video by ECCP09 on YouTube.
Sources
- Caio Foz, Portuguese Wikipedia: what the body is and what it is used for
- CAIO Induscar, Portuguese Wikipedia: company background, Foz model years
