Mercedes-Benz O371

Mercedes-Benz O371
Mercedes-Benz O371RS
Manufacturer	Mercedes-Benz
Specifications
Floor type	step entrance
Doors	1 doors
Options	Various customer options

The Mercedes-Benz O371 was built in Brazil by Mercedes-Benz from the 1980s to the late-1990s. It was the replacement for the Mercedes-Benz O303 chassis in South America and was widely used in South America. Also the chassis was produced to be used by Brazilian bodyworkers to made his own models like Marcopolo S.A and Busscar.

Coach buses[]

O371R[]

The O371R was marketed between mid-1980 and early 1990s. It featured a Mercedes-Benz OM355/5A at 230HP. It has a spring suspension.

O371RS[]

The O371RS was marketed between 1980s and early 1990s as O370RS. It featured a Mercedes-Benz OM355/6A turbocharger aspirated engine with output of 291 hp. The gearbox coupled to the engine was the ZF S-690/6, and has pneumatic suspension. The O371RS chasis was used in the O371RS model production, by Mercedes-Benz do Brasil and others like Busscar or Nielson, Marcopolo S.A.

O371RSL[]

The O371RSL was marketed between 1992 and early 1994. It featured a Mercedes-Benz OM447LA Turbo-intercooler engine with output of 354 hp. This was an experimental engine and replaced the OM355 series, and was used in all the O371 models and in the next generation of buses Mercedes-Benz O400 until 2000, the year that the electronic engine OM457LA was introduced. The gearbox was the ZF S 6 - 1550. The O371RSL chassis was similar with the O371RS chassis but its length was 13.20 meter.

O371RSD[]

400rsd — This is the O400RSD chassis which has the same configuration as the O371RSD chassis

The O371RSD was marketed between mid-1980 and early 1990 as O370RSD. It featured a Mercedes-Benz OM355/6LA turbo intercooler engine with output of 326 hp. After 1994 was impulsed by output of 354HP. The gearbox was the same of the O371RS, also after 1994 it used the same gearbox that was used in O371RSL. The difference is the rear axis, because the axis that move the vehicle is behind the auxiliary axle, opposite to the European bus version.

Urban buses[]

O371U[]

The O371U was a small integral bus for urban use, having been produced from 1987 to 1994. In its last year of production it featured the front mask of the O400 family.

O371UL[]

The O371UL was an integral bus for urban use, having been produced from 1994 to 1996. It was the evolution of O371U, having gained a few inches in width and some horsepower. It also featured the front mask of the O400 family. Many units of this model could be found in use in the region of Belo Horizonte, Brazil between 1994 and 2006.

O371UP[]

The O371UP was an integral bus and platform for urban use, having been produced from 1987 to 1993. It was the most powerful integral bus of Mercedes-Benz ever produced, featuring a 187hp OM355/5A 9.6l 5 cylinders engine, with its use being recommended to cities with integrated transport systems. By far, the Brazilian city that saw the most units of O371UP integral buses and platforms in operation was Curitiba.

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Executive	E	Saloon	W123					W124										W210							W211							W212
		Limousine	V123										V124																				V212
		Estate	S123						S124										S210							S211							S212
Luxury	S	Saloon	W126											W140								W220							W221
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Compact	CLC \| C	Coupé																						CL203							CL203
Executive	CLK \| E	Coupé	C123							C124									C208							C209						C207
	CLK \| E	Cabriolet												A124						A208							A209						A207
	CLS	Coupé																											C219					C218
Luxury	CL	Coupé	C107		C126										C140							C215							C216
Sports	SLK	Roadster																			R170								R171					R172
Sports	SL	Roadster	R107									R129														R230
Exotic	SLS	Coupé																															C197
	SLR	Coupé																								C199
		Roadster																												R199
		Speedster																														Z199
Small	Vaneo	MPV																							W414
Executive	Viano																		W638								W639
Luxury	R																												V251
Compact	GLK	SUV																													X204
Executive	M																				W163								W164
Luxury	GL																												X164
Utility	G		W460											W461
	G												W463
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	Sprinter		T1															W901 - W905											NCV3
	Vario		T2						T2										W670

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