The MCV EvoTor (stylised as ''eVoTor''; internal designation ''MCV 523'') is a model of

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bodywork produced by

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(MCV) on

Volvo B11R The Volvo B11R is a 10.8-litre engined coach chassis available as both two- and tri-axle from Volvo since 2011. It was introduced as the second of the Volvo BXXR series, replacing the rest of the B12B range in 2011, and later its fellow BXXR p ...

chassis since 2018, mainly for the United Kingdom and Ireland market. The first production EvoTor was unveiled at the 2018 Euro Bus Expo at the

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on 30 October 2018. The EvoTor is MCV's first coach product for the British and Irish market, created in collaboration with

Golden Tours Golden Tours is a British open top bus and coach tour operator based in Alperton, London. History Golden Tours was established in 1984, initially operating airport transfers and day trips from London to tourist destinations across England, ...

, a long-standing MCV operator. The EvoTor is produced at the main MCV factory in

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. The EvoTor is built as the entry-level body option to Volvo's B11R coach range, fitted on the twin-axle model only with a relatively fixed set of specifications in order to reduce costs. The bodywork construction is all-stainless steel, taking design cues from the existing

MCV Evora The MCV Evora (stylised as ''eVoRa''; internal designation: MCV C113/C123/C133) is a single-decker bus bodywork produced by Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles (MCV) since 2018, as the successor to the MCV Evolution. The Evora is currently available ...

and EvoSeti service buses, such as the general headlight design, which has been modernised slightly for the EvoTor. The EvoTor also comes as standard with reclining BRUSA Create passenger seats,

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, air conditioning and Bosch entertainment systems. Golden Tours are the launch customer and largest operator of the EvoTor, taking delivery of the first eight production vehicles in May 2019. One has been delivered to Ashwood Travel of

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. One has gone to Ridleys. One has also gone to Skills, Nottingham with another one soon and 5 more on order for Silverdale, Nottingham. In November 2023, a facelifted EvoTor built on the

Volvo B8R The Volvo B8R is a 7.7-litre engined coach and intercity bus chassis manufactured by Volvo since 2013 for Euro VI markets. It was designed as a replacement for the B7R and the B9R. In 2017, Euro III and V versions were launched worldwide with ...

chassis was announced. In January 2024, Redwing Coaches ordered the first six examples.

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