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Overview
Manufacturer
NABI
Production
1997–2015
Body and chassis
Class
Transit bus
Body style
Monocoque
Layout
RR
Powertrain
Engine
Cummins
Detroit Diesel
Transmission
Allison
ZF
Dimensions
Wheelbase
182 in (4.62 m) (31')[1]
219 in (5.56 m) (35')[2]
276 in (7.01 m) (40')[3]
F:246 in (6.25 m) / R:268 in (6.81 m) (60' artic)[4]
Length
over bumpers:
32 ft 6 in (9.9 m) (31')[1]
35.8 to 36.4 ft (10.9 to 11.1 m) (35')[1][2]
40 to 40.8 ft (12.2 to 12.4 m) (40')[1][3]
60 ft (18.3 m) (60' artic)[4]
Width
102 in (2.59 m)[2][3][4]
Height
114 to 116 in (2.90 to 2.95 m)[2][3][4]
Curb weight
27,770 to 32,120 lb (12,600 to 14,600 kg) (40')[5][6][7][8]
37,920 lb (17,200 kg) (60' artic)[9]
Chronology
Predecessor
NABI SFW
Successor
NABI CompoBus NABI BRT
The NABI LFW is a line of low-floor transit buses available in 30' rigid, 35' rigid, 40' rigid, and 60' articulated lengths manufactured by North American Bus Industries (NABI) between 1997 and 2015. In addition to the different available lengths, the buses were sold with a variety of powertrains, including conventional diesel, LNG, and CNG combustion engines along with a diesel-electric hybrid system
The NABI LFW was sold alongside the older NABI SFW (NABI 416 and 436) high-floor buses and the both models featured similar styling, with the LFW having comparatively taller side windows in the low-floor portion of the bus.
In 1998, NABI announced development of the composite-bodied low-floor CompoBus, which initially had identical styling to the LFW line; the first CompoBus orders were taken in 1999. In addition, NABI introduced the streamlined low-floor BRT line, marketed for bus rapid transit services in 2004. The NABI LFW was restyled in 2008 and again in 2011, with cosmetic changes to the front of the bus to more closely resemble the NABI BRT styling.
After New Flyer acquired NABI in 2013, all NABI product lines were discontinued in 2015, once existing orders for NABI buses had been fulfilled.
^ abcdCite error: The named reference 2008-restyle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abcd"General Specifications: 35-LFW". North American Bus Industries, Inc. Archived from the original on May 12, 2006.
^ abcd"General Specifications: 40-LFW". North American Bus Industries, Inc. Archived from the original on May 12, 2006.
^ abcd"General Specifications: 60-LFW". North American Bus Industries, Inc. Archived from the original on May 12, 2006.
^STURAA Test: 12 Year 500,000 Mile Bus from North American Bus Industries, Model 40 LFW (PDF) (Report). Bus Testing and Research Center, The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute. June 1998. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
^STURAA Test: 12 Year 500,000 Mile Bus from North American Bus Industries, Model 40LFW CNG (PDF) (Report). Bus Testing and Research Center, The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute. February 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
^Partial STURAA Test: 12 Year 500,000 Mile Bus from North American Bus Industries, Inc., Model 40 LFW-CNG (PDF) (Report). Bus Testing and Research Center, The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute. October 2003. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
^Federal Transit Bus Test, Model 40-LFW, Submitted for Testing in Service-Life Category 12 Year / 500,000 Miles (PDF) (Report). Bus Testing and Research Center, The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute. April 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
^STURAA Test: 12 Year 500,000 Mile Bus from NABI, Model 60 LFW K-1 (PDF) (Report). Bus Testing and Research Center, The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute. June 2002. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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