The Renault PR100 is a French full-size step-entrance single-decker bus chassis built and marketed originally by Berliet from 1971 and sold as a Renault after Berliet was merged into Renault Véhicules Industriels. Over 13,500 buses of the PR100 range were produced in France.
Renault PR100 at a glance
| Maker | Berliet, later Renault Véhicules Industriels |
|---|---|
| Production | 1971–1999 |
| Type | full-size step-entrance single-decker bus |
| Length | 11.23 m, wheelbase 5.6 m |
| Engine | underfloor at the rear |
| First engine | Perkins V8.510 diesel of 178 PS |
| Renault badge | from 1979 |
| Versions | PR100, PR100.2 (1984), PR112 (1993), PR180 articulated (1980) |
| Built | over 13,500 |
Based on one source, the English Wikipedia article on the Renault PR100.
History of the Renault PR100
A Berliet design
The original PR100 was developed and built by Berliet using mainly the plans of the German VÖV standard city bus of the late 1960s, with an altered front and rear. It was 11.23 m long on a 5.6 m wheelbase, with an underfloor engine at the rear and an interior different from the German bus: three variations of seating and standing combinations were offered with two or three doors. At first it used a Perkins V8.510 diesel of 178 PS; by 1973 a Berliet diesel was available as the PR100.PB, and from 1979 the bus carried the Renault badge.
Updates
The PR100 was meant to be replaced by the Renault R312 in 1987, but sales continued with a revised model, the PR100.2 of 1984, which had a slightly altered front end and technical improvements. In 1993 came the further revised PR112, with the last delivery in 1999. An articulated version, the Renault PR180, was produced from 1980.
Design and features
- VÖV inspiration: German standard city bus plans with a French front and rear.
- Underfloor rear engine: a Perkins diesel at first, then Berliet and Renault units.
- Articulated PR180: an 18-metre version added in 1980.
- Long life: nearly thirty years of production despite the planned 1987 replacement.
Renault PR100 versions
- PR100 (1971): the original Berliet bus.
- PR100.PB (1973): with a Berliet diesel engine.
- PR100.2 (1984): revised front end and technical improvements.
- PR112 (1993): the final revision.
- PR180 (1980): articulated version.
The PR100 was meant to be replaced by the Renault R312, and Renault’s later city bus was the Renault Agora. More Renaults are in the Renault collection.
Video: Renault PR100.2
Video by Agoraline on YouTube.
Sources
- Renault PR100, English Wikipedia: origins, dimensions, engines, versions
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