To get acquainted with the first and onlylow-profile Russian production bus PAZ 3237 could be in 2003 at the Moscow International Auto Show. It was here that a wide audience saw this car. This domestic bus of small class has become ideal for most cities. But before discussing technical characteristics and other information, it is necessary to say a few words about the history of the enterprise.
Pavlovsk Bus Factory in its very beginningwas called the Zhdanov bus plant. Already in this period of its development the enterprise manufactured buses of small and middle classes. Production facilities were located in the city of Pavlovo, that in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The plant began its work in 1930. In those years he worked as a support for the Gorky Automobile Plant and other enterprises of the automotive industry. The factory produced tools for chauffeurs and components for bodies.
In 1932, when the construction work was completely finished, the production of buses started. As is known, on November 12, 1968 the plant became the first enterprise to manufacture buses.
December 1, 1968 at the factory launched a series of PAZ3204. Today, on the basis of this model, about 30 modifications have been created. Models of buses were intended for a variety of purposes. There were also buses of a category "lux", and more specialized models. Many different modifications were made taking into account the weather conditions in which these buses were supposed to be used. About 10 modifications based on Pas 3204 are produced to this day.
PAZ 3237 is still one of the first smalllow-profile city buses. The bus is designed for 55 people, and the seating capacity is 18 seats. Passengers will be able to comfortably sit on chairs, which, in turn, are installed on special podiums. Armchairs are semi-soft, separate. The backs of the chairs are rather low.
Air suspension allowed to disembarkand the landing of passengers is even more comfortable. Thanks to such a system, it became possible to reduce ground clearance when the bus is at a stop for disembarkation. The comfort of passengers is also facilitated by wide doors. Some modifications of this bus are designed for people with disabilities.
This model of the PAZ bus is equipped with a load-bearing body,which is made in a wagon configuration. Due to the use of the most up-to-date technologies, innovations in painting and processing with anticorrosive compounds, and also thanks to special engineering solutions, it is stated that the body is designed for a service life of up to 8 years. The body parts of the bus are unified on low-profile bodies LIAZ.
On the technical side, the bus looks very attractive for many of those who would like to purchase it.
Bus PAZ, whose fuel consumption is 18 liters of diesel per 100 km, has a tank capacity of 140 liters. This is quite enough for urban and even inter-regional routes.
As for the checkpoint, the bus is equipped with a five-speed manual from Praga. Also on some modifications based on this model set the automatic transmission from Allison.
As a control, the designers used Hungarian mechanisms for production. There is also a power steering, which greatly facilitates the effort to rotate the driver "steering wheel".
Here it should be said that the designers useddrum brakes made in Germany. In general, the system in this bus is equipped with pneumatic drives, as well as two independent circuits. These brakes work with all the wheels of this machine.
The basic equipment also includes ABS. The system will help drivers confidently control the car in the event of various situations on the road.
Today many companies offer to purchasebuses PAZ. The price in April 2014 was about 3 million rubles. If at the moment to do monitoring of prices, today the cost has increased by approximately 200-400 thousand rubles.
It is worth saying that these buses have long been densework on the transportation of passengers in various cities of Russia and CIS countries. This car carrier is very convenient, comfortable, and import nodes work reliably and without censures.
Today, PAZ machines are unpretentious, easy-to-maintain buses that help you to cope with a saturated passenger traffic.
So, we found out what kind of buses the PAZ price and what they have technical characteristics.
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