UVG Urbanstar
| UVG Urbanstar / Caetano Compass | |
|---|---|
First Hampshire & Dorset Dennis Dart with UVG Urbanstar bodywork in Southampton in September 2008 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Universal Vehicles Group Salvador Caetano |
| Production | 1995–1999 |
| Assembly | Waterlooville |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 |
| Floor type | Step-entrance Low-entry |
| Chassis | Dennis Dart Dennis Dart SLF |
| Powertrain | |
| Capacity | 27-35 seated |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | Step-entrance: 8.5m, 9m, 9.8m Low-floor: 10.1m, 10.7m |
| Width | 2.4m |
| Height | 3.0m |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Caetano Nimbus |
The UVG Urbanstar was a body of a midibus. It had a step-entrance or a low-floor. It was made from 1995 to 1999 by the Universal Vehicles Group in Waterlooville, England.
The Urbanstar body was built on the Dennis Dart step-entrance chassis and the Dennis Dart SLF chassis.[1][2]
In 1998, Salvador Caetano brought the bus body and called it the Caetano Compass.[2]
In 1999, It was replaced by the Caetano Nimbus.
References
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Media related to UVG Urbanstar at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Caetano Compass at Wikimedia Commons