ElDorado has launched two new steel cage construction models and is expanding its product range to a total of six models, which pass the seven-year/100,000-mile durability, side impact and roll-over testing standards.
Taking to the roads in 2020 is the new Advance, a narrow body, steel-cage bus built on a Ford Transit chassis. The Advance features front-end visibility which reduces blind spots and improves safety. Available in non-CDL configurations, the Advance has dual rear wheels which ElDorado says allow for more stability than a van. And for durability, the floor, roof and walls are all made with a high-strength rust-proofed steel.
Also new to ElDorado is the heavy-duty Atlas, the largest and first steel bus to be built on the Ford F550 chassis. The Atlas offers an array of floor plans to choose from due to the flat floors without wheel well interference. Atlas’ interior is designed with the new standard FRP wall and ceiling materials, which create a clean and modern appearance.
The Advantage, launched in 2012 and ElDorado’s first steel cage bus, has an updated look for 2020 with a newly styled front cap and one-piece snap-lock rub rail molding. The all stainless-steel door and lift frames cover the screws which avoids rust and ensures durability by resisting sagging. An updated rear wheelchair door location allows more room on the rear wall for versatile seating arrangements.
“Over the past 40 years, ElDorado has built a strong family legacy around the reliability, consistency and performance of our products,” said Brian Perry, president of Commercial Segment, REV Group. “Looking ahead to the next 40 years, we are further solidifying our legacy of ensuring the safest and most durable buses, with the launch of the Advance and Atlas and updating the Advantage.”
The Advance, Atlas and Advantage will be built in REV’s Salina manufacturing plant, and the new Advance and Advantage will have first deliveries in March 2020, with the orders opening for the Atlas in March 2020 and deliveries in July 2020.
