The Neoplan Tourliner is a touring coach that MAN Truck & Bus has produced since 2003, originally at Pilsting and today at Ankara. It is built in the same production line as the MAN R07 to R09 coach series and is technically close to them.
Neoplan Tourliner at a glance
| Production | since 2003 |
|---|---|
| Builder | Neoplan, part of MAN Truck & Bus |
| Plants | Pilsting first, Ankara today |
| Standard length | 12 m, 2.55 m wide, 3.8 m high, 49 seats |
| Tourliner C | 13.26 m, three axles, 55 seats |
| Tourliner L | 13.8 m, 59 seats |
| 2016 range | 2-axle 12.1 and 13.1 m; 3-axle 13.4 and 13.9 m |
| Engine | MAN six-cylinder, 294 kW (400 PS) to 324 kW (440 PS) |
| Gearbox | six-speed manual or MAN TipMatic Coach automatic |
| Fuel tank | 400 litres, 525 litres optionally |
| Emissions | Euro 5/EEV, Euro 6 from 2014 |
Based on one source, the German Wikipedia article on the Tourliner.
History of the Neoplan Tourliner
2003: a coach for the MAN line
The Tourliner arrived in 2003 as Neoplan’s touring coach for buyers who wanted the engineering of the MAN range in a Neoplan body. It was first built at Pilsting and is now made at the MAN bus plant in Ankara, on the same line as the MAN R07 to R09 series. Three sizes were offered from the start: the standard 12 m coach with 49 seats, the three-axle Tourliner C at 13.26 m with 55 seats and the Tourliner L at 13.8 m with 59 seats. All three are 2.55 m wide and 3.8 m high.
2016: the next generation
A new Tourliner was presented at the IAA in 2016, by which time production had moved to Turkey. The range changed to two-axle coaches of 12.1 and 13.1 m and three-axle coaches of 13.4 and 13.9 m.
2024 model year
At Busworld Europe 2023 Neoplan presented the changes for the 2024 model year. They include a new electronics platform, digital driver workplaces and assistance systems such as radar-based turning and lane-change aids, a lane-keeping assistant and a lane-return assistant. The coach is powered by the new MAN D26 engine, which meets Euro 6e and is claimed to deliver ten horsepower and around 50 newton-metres more than before while using up to 2.5 per cent less fuel.
Design and features
- Shared MAN engineering: built alongside the MAN R07 to R09 coaches, with the same basic technology.
- Three sizes: 12 m, 13.26 m and 13.8 m bodies with 49, 55 and 59 seats.
- MAN six-cylinder: 294 kW (400 PS) to 324 kW (440 PS), with a 6-speed manual or a 12-speed automated MAN TipMatic Coach gearbox.
- Brakes and stability: disc brakes with EBS on every axle and ESP as standard.
- Assistance systems: the 2024 model year adds radar-based turning and lane-change aids and lane-keeping assistants.
- Euro 6e: the latest MAN D26 engine is cleaner and, according to MAN, more economical.
Neoplan Tourliner versions
- Tourliner 12 m: the standard two-axle coach with 49 seats.
- Tourliner C: 13.26 m three-axle with 55 seats.
- Tourliner L: 13.8 m with 59 seats.
- 2016 two-axle: 12.1 m and 13.1 m.
- 2016 three-axle: 13.4 m and 13.9 m.
- 2024 model year: new electronics, digital cockpit and Euro 6e D26 engine.
The Tourliner is the cheaper touring coach of the range, a role it took over from the Euroliner, while the flagship was the Starliner. More coaches are in the Neoplan collection.
Sources
- Neoplan Tourliner, German Wikipedia: production, sizes, engines, gearboxes, 2016 and 2024 updates
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