Minotour®

Overview
The Minotour® may be the smallest bus we make, but don’t be fooled by its size. Into this highly compact and maneuverable vehicle, we’ve packed all the safety features and rugged engineering of our bigger buses. And, unlike most passenger vans, the Minotour meets and exceeds all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for school buses. The Minotour is loaded with features.

Body Specifications:
Passenger capacity
Up to 30
Wheelbase
Ford® Chassis: 138″ or 158″
GM® Chassis: 139″ or 159″
GVWR
SRW 9,900 lbs., DRW 10,000-14,500 lbs.
Engine
GM gas 4.8l 285 bhp, 6.0l 300 bhp;
GM diesel 6.6l 250 bhp;
Ford gas
Propane option
GM 6.0L LPG 332 bhp with liquid propane injection system
Features
Drivability/Comfort
73″ interior headroom
Interior dome lights
Driver-friendly ergonomic instrument panel
6″ x 16″ interior rearview mirror with padded edges
Thermal poly fiber insulation
Driver Visibility
Driver control panel placed overhead
Manually operated front entrance door
306 square-inch Saf-T-Vue window
Serviceability
Electronics mounted in interior service compartment with light
Printed circuit boards
Main circuit breaker located inside entrance door as master power to body
Access to lights from inside the bus
Options
Wheelchair lift with 44″ wide door
Remote control/heated mirrors
Driver’s step
Electrically operated front entrance door
Dash and rear A/C
Various seat options available: bench seat without belts, with lap belts, with 3-point belts; latch; integrated child seat; or coach-style seating
Roof hatch
* (14K EL = optional steel skin)
Safety
At Thomas Built Buses, passenger safety is our number one priority. Every bus we manufacture meets or exceeds all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for school buses. Designed into the Minotour are a number of innovative safety features, including:

Meets or exceeds FMVSS/CMVSS
Built like a full-size school bus
Safety cage body construction with one-piece skirt-to-skirt roof bows
Two internal roof crash rails for rollover protection
Daytime running lights
Four-wheel anti-lock brakes
42″ x 47″ glass-paneled rear emergency door

The Minotour is so strong and durable that we parked our 18,000-pound Type D bus on its roof-without extra reinforcement. Its steel cage construction and one-piece, skirt-to-skirt steel rafter held up so well that all its windows and doors still opened easily without binding.

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