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ie completely integral 10.6m is expected to enter service :alphs' inter car park and ter31 services at Heathrow in it three weeks.
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A Ford 2726T turbocharged six-cylinger engine rated to develop 153bhp at 2,400rpm and a self-changing gears GB3 00 semi-automatic gearbox are fitted although other engine and gearbox options can be fitted.
The bus has full air suspension developed by Quest 80 using Dunlop air springs. The Quest 80-built body structure forms one load bearing assembly with the underframe. It was finished by Locomotors of Andover.
Among the design requirements met by the RQ80 are a very low floor to allow passengers to board and move to luggage storage areas without the need for stanchions or hand rails and maximum standing areas with no floor intrusions.
The RQ80 has tube-train-style sliding doors on each side of the saloon.