Orion V

Orion V
Orion V
	; ; Orion V buses operated by the Toronto Transit Commission, Everett Transit and the New York MTA; Top: Diesel (formerly CNG); Middle: CNG Bottom: Diesel
Overview
Manufacturer	Daimler Buses North America; (Orion Bus Industries)
Production	1989–2009
Assembly	Mississauga, Ontario; Oriskany, New York;
Body and chassis
Class	Transit bus
Body style	Monocoque stressed skin
Layout	RR
Powertrain
Engine	Cummins ISL (diesel); Cummins C Gas Plus (CNG); Detroit Diesel S50/S50G (diesel/CNG);
Transmission	Allison B400/B500; Voith D864; ZF HP592;
Dimensions
Wheelbase	180 in (4.57 m) (32'); 219 in (5.56 m) (35'); 280 in (7.11 m) (40');
Length	over bumpers:; 32 ft 4.6 in (9.9 m) (32'); 35 ft 7.5 in (10.9 m) (35'); 40 ft 8.5 in (12.4 m) (40');
Width	96 in (2.44 m) [32' or 35'] or; 102 in (2.59 m) [35' or 40']
Height	121 to 134 in (3.07 to 3.40 m)
Curb weight	25,500 to 28,800 lb (11,600 to 13,100 kg) (diesel); 26,150 to 31,700 lb (11,900 to 14,400 kg) (CNG);
Chronology
Predecessor	Orion I;
Successor	Orion VI; Orion VII;

The Orion V is a line of rigid high-floor transit buses available in 32', 35', and 40' lengths that was manufactured by Daimler Buses North America's subsidiary Orion Bus Industries.The conventionally powered buses, either with longitudinally mounted diesel or natural gas engines, used a T-drive transmission coupling.

Introduced in 1989 by Ontario Bus Industries, the Orion V replaced the Orion I, and was in turn replaced by the low-floor Orion VI (introduced in 1993) and Orion VII (introduced in 2001), although production continued until 2009.