PAZ-4238 "Aurora" is a medium high- floor elongated bus developed in the mid -2000s at the Pavlovsky bus plant on the basis of the PAZ-4230 Avrora bus [1] . Since 2006, the production of the PAZ-4238 Avrora bus in various versions was established at the Kurgan Bus Plant under the brand name KavZ-4238 Avrora [2] .
| PAZ-4238 "Aurora" KavZ-4238 "Aurora" | |
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| Manufacturing plant |  Kurgan Bus Plant since 2006 |
| Project, g | PAZ-4238 "Aurora" |
| Gross weight, t | 10,470 |
| Curb weight, t | 7,820 |
| Max. speed, km / h | 110 |
| Bus class | high floor medium elongated |
| Capacity | |
| Seats | 35-37 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length mm | 9610 |
| Width mm | 2500 |
| Roof Height, mm | 2995 |
| Low flooring,% | high floor |
| Base mm | 4840 |
| Salon | |
| Number of doors for passengers | 2 |
| Engine | |
| Engine model | Cummins B 180 20 |
| Power, l from. | 132 kW (180 hp) |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Modifications
- 3 Modeling
- 4 References, notes
History
In the late 1990s, the Pavlovsky Bus Plant faced the need for restructuring production to produce a wide range of buses of different classes. It was then that a new middle-class bus PAZ-4230 Aurora was developed. The new Pavlovsk bus attracted widespread media attention and received many awards at exhibitions [3] [4] .
Since 2000, the PAZ began to establish production for the release of the PAZ-4230 Avrora bus. Then PAZ was merged with the management company RusPromAvto. In 2001, the Pavlovsk Automobile Plant began mass production of this bus [5] .
In 2001, the Kurgan Bus Plant joined the Russian Buses - GAZ Group company. In 2002, it was decided to transfer the production of PAZ-4230 Aurora to the Kurgan Bus Plant. In 2003, KavZe organized the serial production of the PAZ-4230 Avrora bus.
At the Pavlovsky bus plant, it was decided to develop an elongated modification of this bus, which was designed to work on city, suburban and intercity routes on the shoulder up to 500 km, which initially received the PAZ-4238 "Aurora" index [1] The main difference from its progenitor was that he had a longer wheelbase . This allowed increasing the number of seats for passengers to 37. Also, this bus was equipped with a Cummins B 180 six-cylinder diesel engine. In addition, depending on the modification, KAMAZ-141, Tsanradfabrik S6-85 gearboxes or an automatic hydromechanical gearbox were installed there. Allisson 2000 " [6]
In 2006, the production of various modifications of this bus was established at the Kurgan Bus Plant under the brand name KavZ-4238 "Aurora".
In 2010, a school bus based on the KavZ-4238 Avrora was created and certified. [2] . Kurgan Bus Plant became the first Russian school bus developer based on GOST R 51160-98 “Buses for transporting children. Technical requirements ”During the implementation of the federal and regional programs“ School Bus ”, the enterprise delivered 5,000 school buses to educational institutions of 87 regions of the country [7] . In 2010, the school bus of the Kurgan Bus Plant was awarded the sign "100 best goods of Russia" [8] .
In 2012, the KAVZ-4238 bus operating on compressed natural gas began to be developed at the Kurgan Bus Plant. It should be equipped with a gas engine complying with the Euro 5 environmental standard. In 2013, a prototype of this bus was manufactured and certified. [7]
Modifications
- KAVZ-4238-00 - intercity, basic model
- KAVZ-4238-01 - suburban
- KAVZ-4238-02 - intercity
- KavZ-4238-04 - urban
- KAVZ-4238-05 - school
- KAVZ-4238-41 - suburban
- KavZ-4238-42 - intercity
- KavZ-4238-45 - school
- KAVZ-4238-71 - suburban gas
- KAVZ-4238-72 - intercity gas
- KavZ-4238-75 - school gas
Modeling
Ukrainian company Vector-Models produced several metal models of this bus at a scale of 1:43 [9] .
- PAZ-4238 "Aurora" - extended
- PAZ-4238 "Aurora" - police
- PAZ 4238 "Aurora" - school
Links, notes
- ↑ 1 2 PAZ buses of a new generation - Automotive Industry Magazine, 2006, No. 9
- ↑ 1 2 Kurgan Bus Plant Launches 6000th Aurora Bus
- ↑ PAZ brand history - brandpedia
- ↑ Best in Russia (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment July 11, 2013. Archived March 4, 2016.
- ↑ Dream to Pavlovsk residents “Aurora” (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Pavlovsky Bus Plant: transport for Russia - State Duma newspaper (inaccessible link)
- ↑ 1 2 Kurgan Bus Plant celebrates its 55th anniversary - Avtoperevozchik magazine (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Kurgan Bus Plant turns 55 years old. On the present day of one of the largest enterprises in the Trans-Urals. - GTRK Kurgan
- ↑ Vector Models