Volvo 9400 6x2 (B9R) wins 'Automotive Technology of the Year' award

Volvo 9400 6x2 multi-axle inter-city bus was announced as the ‘Automotive Technology of the Year’ at the NDTV profit Car & Bike awards 2009, held in Mumbai. Considered as the most credible of all Auto industry awards, the NDTV Car & Bike Awards have grown in strength and recognition since inception in 2006. The automobile fraternity looks at these awards as a true recognition of the year's most deserving products, campaigns, achievements, and the people behind them.

Volvo Buses has been bestowed upon this award based on the critical assessment by a panel of judges, comprising of leading experts in the Auto field. 

The award winning Volvo 9400 6x2, the market’s first coach with a multi-axle configuration was launched in India in October 2008. Since its inception, the Volvo multi-axle bus has succeeded in taking the inter-city luxury AC coach segment to its next level.

With a 9-liter rear engine and a 6x2 configuration, the Volvo 9400 6x2 helps achieve enhanced transport economy through higher occupancy levels and better fuel consumption per passenger km. The 8 additional seats in the standard layout offer greater revenue opportunities and the two axles in the rear provide a much higher ride comfort than before.  Additionally, this new model brings in a host of new safety and technological features. This new model will cater to the long-distance, high occupancy routes and is already in service with many customers in the country.

“We are very pleased to receive this prestigious award. Technology is paramount for us at Volvo and for us it translates into greater passenger comfort, better transport economy and even higher safety levels. Features present on the new model, like Electronic Braking and Electronic Suspension are a first in the country. With this model, the Indian Bus industry has now graduated to a new level” says Akash Passey, MD, Volvo Buses India Pvt. Ltd. “We already have excellent feedback from our customers on all aspects of the bus.”

Powerful and economic, the coach is being offered with the 9-liter D9B engine, in 340-hp version and a number of features including electronically controlled air suspension, electronic brake system and disk brakes along with various safety features as frontal impact safety and roll-over protection, among others. The coach is equipped with a comprehensive electronic architecture, which offers useful information for drievrs, operators & easy diagnostics for technicians.