Cruising at a height of 3.4m with Jetrider
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• The Jonitheere-bodied Volvo BlOM GLE Yorkshire Rider Jetrider, which won coach of the year at Last week's British Coach Rally, is claimed to be Britain's most luxurious coach. It boasts a communications centre, conference lounge and hospitality suite as well as a working office with specialist staff backup. The high-floor body is fully double-glazed. Powered by Volvo's 228kW (310hp) charge-cooled THD101KC engine, driving through a 12-speed ZF gearbox, the coach has 30 seats, six of which are arranged in a semi-circle at the back of the vehicle. Air conditioning and heating can be controlled from individual consoles next to every seat.
All the latest video and audio equipment is fitted, as well as a refrigerator, freezer, microwave oven and bar servery. The luxury coach even has its own co-ordinated china and glassware. All this gives it an unladen weight of 13,300kg.
Managing director of Yorkshire Rider, Bill Cottham says of his coach: "We believe that there is no comparable vehicle in the country. It fulfills the complete business needs of the top decision makers." A first class return fare from Leeds to London is a snip at £100.