Plaxton Panther
The Plaxton Panther is a coach produced by the British company, Plaxton Limited. It was first introduced in 2004 and is designed for intercity and long-distance travel. The coach is primarily used in the United Kingdom, but it has also been exported to other countries around the world. The chassis of the Plaxton Panther is built by Volvo and it uses the Volvo B9R chassis.
Assembly: Scarborough (United Kingdom)
Years of production: 2012—
Capacity: 71 passengers
Length: 12.8 m
Width: 2.55 m
Height: 3.5 m
Engine: Volvo D9B turbo (diesel)
Power: 380 HP
Max speed: 112 km/h
Fuel consumption: 23 l/100 km
Weight: 13,069 kg
Plaxton is an English builder of bus and coach vehicle bodies based in Eastfield, Scarborough, England. Founded in 1907 by Frederick William Plaxton, it became a subsidiary of Alexander Dennis in May 2007. In 2019, the maker was acquired by Canadian bus manufacturer New Flyer which then became NFI Group.
NFI Group Inc. is a Canadian multinational bus manufacturer, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The company employs 8,000 people across 50 facilities in nine countries. NFI Group owns Alexander Dennis, ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, Motor Coach Industries, New Flyer, Plaxton, NFI Parts, and Carfair Composites. The company is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol NFI, and is a constituent of the S&P/TSX Composite Index.
