Mercedes -Benz in 2013 introduced the public an updated tourist airliner – Travego. The changes affected headlights, they became oval, several centimeters of length were added, as well as additional options for the cabin.
The flagship battleship seems heavy, with the crushed roof and racks interfering with the review of passengers in the front rows, but the comfort of the salon is quite high. The dashboard also acquired a new look, although many say that only after a few years of driving the previous model can you notice these changes. For entertainment of passengers, 19 inch monitors were built, and also added several new colors of the bus salon.
As for significant changes, the rear axle now has an independent suspension with electronic control, which significantly reduces noise, as well as the equipped mass of the bus. Travego is equipped with a new engine of 456 liters. With., called Om 457 LA, which has less weight than the previous. Since it has now become easier to eliminate fuel losses, this bus is considered a very economical. Due to the reduction of the equipped mass of the bus, passive safety increases, which is very concerned in European circles, since every year the buses are equipped with an increasing number of equipment (refrigerators, air conditioners).
Travego has an automatic 8-speed transmission GO240-8 PowerShift, which is the easiest among analogues. The updated bus can calmly move at a speed of 100 km/h, and it also has become more economical and environmentally friendly.
Daimler AG was always worried about security and was the first to use systems that later became generally accepted legislative requirements. For example, these are systems: Front Collision Guard, which reduces the energy collision due to a hard platform, and Active Brake Assist, which increases the efficiency of emergency situations up to 100%, automatically stopping the bus.
The use of such security systems, according to experts, will lead to the creation of Intellectual Bus – a bus with artificial intelligence.
It can be concluded that the updates of the flagship MB Travego made several light strokes to the appearance and salon, and the security systems were also noticeably improved, but this slightly affected the price of the bus.
