eBusiness Weekly
The Tourismo combines maximum comfort, reliability, and outstanding economy. Right from day one, the all-rounder pays off.
Its numerous customisable features make the Tourismo an ideal choice for your operations and any requirement.
These include the separate daytime running lamps of the H7 headlamps and the optional bi-xenon headlamps — for greater safety resulting from improved visibility.
Equipment options such as surround lighting for reversing, the electrically folding exterior mirrors or the roof hatches with rain sensor make your bus as modern as your business.
There are many factors in operating a bus that cost money.
Even if you don’t have control over all of them, there is still a lot you can do to make your Mercedes-Benz coach more economical to operate: more than one third of the costs incurred can be actively influenced.
We show you the advantages of our coaches and services with regard to total cost of ownership in terms of investment, consumption, maintenance and residual value.
For decades coaches from Mercedes-Benz have been outstanding for their reliability and economic efficiency.
The Tourismo takes a big step toward the future and sustainability. It relies equally on state-of-the-art and mature series production technology with high quality standards.
Thanks to advanced and particularly economical drives, together with excellent aerodynamics, the fuel consumption of the models is gratifyingly low.
At the same time, there has been a rise in efficiency — for optimal total cost of ownership. This means maximum cost effectiveness for maximum ride comfort.
Economic efficiency can be controlled
There are several things you can do to drive a coach more efficiently.
Approximately a third of the costs incurred can be actively influenced.
Special equipment optional extras like the Predictive Powertrain Control (PPC) anticipatory cruise control system for automated and manual transmissions, or Eco Driver Feedback (EDF) with individual tips on driving style, help your driver to further reduce the energy consumption.
Thinking one step further from the very beginning. The Tourismo offers your company overall economic advantages in terms of investment, consumption, maintenance and residual value. Everything in the Tourismo is designed to minimise expensive downtime. And long maintenance intervals with oil changes after as many as 120 000 kilometres* ensure long use on the road.
Reduce consumption — save costs
And that is where the Tourismo makes sure that every kilometre pays — because it is very economical.
That is not only good news for your balance sheet, but also the environment: thanks to the perfect interplay between vehicle technology, intelligent driving style analysis, and tailored OMNIplus driver training. Repaired faster, back on the road faster. The engine and all the major units are very accessible for easy maintenance.
OMNIplus provides a complete range of customised services and a perfect supply of spare parts to get your vehicle back on the road quickly. Repairs and maintenance cost time as well as money. Your fleet is permanently on the move, and to keep it that way it is essential to have regular and competent maintenance.
The Tourismo can be equipped with the current Bus Data Centre telematics systems.
Today the transmission of the current location and the vehicle diagnostic data is already fairly easy. A touch of a button and the vehicle data is already automatically on its way to the OMNIplus 24h SERVICE hotline.
Thanks to the precise location information service assistance arrives that more quickly at the vehicle. Well prepared and competent, the technician soon has the coach repaired on site.
A visit to the workshop can in most cases be avoided. That saves a lot of time. The sooner repaired, the sooner back on the road.
The best driving force: innovation
Mercedes-Benz remains true to its role as innovation leader when it comes to developing innovative drive technologies: the BlueEFFICIENCY Power engines with BlueTEC 6 convince through their high environmental compatibility and economy.
Engine, transmission, drive axle and exhaust gas aftertreatment — all the drive system components of the Tourismo come from a single source and are therefore perfectly matched to one another.
Powerful performance
State-of-the-art six-cylinder in-line engines of the latest engine generation operate at the rear. With their displacements of 7.7 and 10.7 litres, respectively, they are compact yet powerful at the same time.
Their outputs range from 260 kW (354 hp) to 335 kW (456 hp), depending on the model.
Long-maintenance intervals
With the OM 470 engine, the first change of the soot particle filter in touring coaches is due only after 360,000 kilometres, followed by change intervals of 240,000 kilometres each.
In the OM 936 engine, the oil has to be changed every 90,000 kilometres for inter-city and touring coach operations, and in the OM 470 engine every 120,000 kilometres.
More savings potential
Thanks to optimised aerodynamics with a Cd value of 0.33, consumer management, an on-demand increase in the engine idling speed and optimised battery charging, fuel consumption has been further reduced.
Further savings potential comes courtesy of the optional Predictive Powertrain Control and Eco Driver Feedback electronic assistance systems. — mercedes-benz-bus.com
