Volvo Super Olympian B10TL in HK In order to meet the bus companies' requirement on the Low Floor and Easy Accessible buses, Sweden Volvo Bus Corporation decided to modify its existing Olympian model. On October 19 to 23 of 1998, the UITP exhibition  was being held on Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. With the need of the preparation and decoration, all the buses had to be delivered on October 18. On that date, a chassis of Volvo Super Olympian was first be seen outside the Exhibition Centre for people to take a look before entering. Immediately after, Kowloon Motor Bus placed an order for 60 of Super Olympian. On the other hand, New World First Bus also ordered 40 of them in the early of November of 1998. The first Volvo Super Olympian for HK was being assembled on the mid of March of 1999. The owner was Kowloon Motor Bus. After the delivered to Hong Kong on the mid of May, it immediately attempted the test by Transport Department on May 26 on To Kwa Wan and the Tilt-Test on May 27 on Kowloon Bay. For the next Super Olympian, it arrived to HK on the mid of June. The owner was New World First Bus. And was attempted the test by Transport Department on June 26. On July 2, New World First Bus introduced its Super Olympian on Shau Kei Wan bus terminals in order to give publicity to the passengers. And it is pleased to know that it will put into service in a short time. Those Volvo Super Olympian for HK were installed with Volvo D10A engine with 285bhp, and fitted with Walter Alexander ALX500 bodywork. The ALX500 bodywork assembled on the Super Olympian is the improved version where some parts were revised the design. The dimensions of the bodywork were 12metres in length, 2.5metres in width and 4.366metres in height. In January 2001, Kowloon Motor Bus assembled a new type of B10TL with 10.6metres in length. Totally 49 of them will be acquired in the batch and the buses started to put into services since February 2001. The interior decoration in the lower deck saloon is quite special among those air-conditioned fleets in KMB. Total passenger capacity of the bus is 109 which 57 and 32 seating are fitted into the upper-deck saloon and lower-deck saloon respectively, and another 32 are the standees in the lower-deck saloon. On 14th April 2002, the first Volgren bodied Volvo Super Olympian 12-metre delivered to Hong Kong. The owner is the Kowloon Motor Bus. Totally 20 Volgren bodied Volvo Super Olympian 12-metre will be acquired in the batch. The passenger capacity allowed is U59 / L33 + S40. The first one, 3ASV403, has been put into services on July 21, 2002 and deployed to serve on Rt.42A. Model: Volvo Super Olympian B10TL Engine: Volvo DH10A-285 (Euro-II / Euro-III Standard) Cylinder capacity: 9,603cc Maximum power output: 285bhp Maximum Torque output: 1,200Nm Transmission: ZF-Ecomat 5HP590, 5-speed fully automatic Transmission: ZF-Ecomat 6HP592, 6-speed fully automatic Bodywork: Walter Alexander ALX500 12-metre Capacity: U59 / L33 + S40 (KMB) Capacity: U57 / L32 + S40 (NWFB) Dimensions: 12,000mm (Length) / 2,500mm (Width) / 4,366mm (Height) Bodywork: Walter Alexander ALX500 10.6-metre Capacity: U51 / L26 + S32 Dimensions: 10,600mm (Length) / 2,500mm (Width) / 4,366mm (Height) Bodywork: Volgren 12-metre Capacity: U59 / L33 + S40 Dimensions: 12,000mm (Length) / 2,500mm (Width) / 4,400mm (Height)