Plaxton Panther

The Plaxton Paragon and Plaxton Panther are bodywork of coaches. It has been built from 1999 to the present day. It has been built by Plaxton in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.[1]

Plaxton Panther
Plaxton Paragon
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Plymouth Citycoach Volvo B11R with Plaxton Panther 3 bodywork
Overview
ManufacturerPlaxton
Production1999 – 2010 (1st generation & Paragon)
2010 – Present (2nd generation)
2012 – Present (Panther Cub)
2013 – Present (3rd generation)
AssemblyScarborough
Body and chassis
ClassBus bodywork
Body styleSingle-decker coach
Doors1 (front door only)
Floor typeStep-entrance
ChassisVolvo
Iveco Bus
MAN
Scania
Powertrain
EngineVolvo
Capacity53–70 seated
Chronology
PredecessorPlaxton Premiere and Excalibur

The Panther and Paragon look the same but the front of them look a little bit different.

In 2010, the Panther was improved, it had new headlights, new grille and new interior.

In 2013, the Panther was improved, it had new headlights, new grille and new interior.

Other models

From 2002 to 2004, Plaxton made a coach body called the Paragon Expressliner. It was built on the Volvo B10M chassis, Volvo B12M chassis and Volvo B12B chassis. It was built for National Express.

From 2012 to the present day, Plaxton make a shorter model of the Panther called the Panther Cub.

Gallery

Plaxton Panther Media

References

  1. Millar, Alan (2007) Bus & Coach Recognition : Ian Allan Ltd., ISBN 0-7110-3136-3

Other websites

  Media related to Plaxton Panther at Wikimedia Commons