KMB Volvo Super Olympian B10TL 10.6-metre (ASV) After the success of the introduction of the Volvo Super Olympian 12-metre (3ASV) since May 1999, the Kowloon Motor Bus, in January 2001, has introduced another type of B10TL with 10.6metres in length. Totally 49 of them have been acquired in this batch. Those Super Olympian 10.6-metre are fitted with Walter Alexander ALX500 bodywork which assembled in the Tuen Mun Bus Body Construction Depot and have been put into services in February 2001. Those 49 Super Olympian 10.6-metre are all powered by Volvo D10A-285 engine and transmission with ZF-Ecomat 5HP590 5-speed fully automatic gearbox. With the 10-litre Euro-II engine, the maximum power output can be upto 285bhp. After these Super Olympian put into services, KMB arranged the ASV1 to ASV49 as their fleet number. During the pre-production period of the Volvo Super Olympian in 1999, Volvo had built a certain prototype for testing, and one of them was the Super Olympian 10.6-metre prototype. This prototype, after the trial period lasted for around 3 years, the bus was delivered to Hong Kong in the first half year of 2002. The bus was in white livery and standard KMB Lazzarini seats. Finally this prototype deliver to KMB and painted with KMB Golden livery. The bus registered as KU5862 with fleet number ASV50 and put into services on route 234X in the 4th quarter of 2002. In 2002, KMB ordered a batch of 20 Volvo Super Olympian 10.6-metre. Those chassis have been delivered to HK since November 2002 and assembling the Walter Alexander ALX500 bodywork in January 2003. KMB have also made a further acquisition of 50 Volvo Super Olympian 10.6-metre for the order in 2003. Model: VOLVO Super Olympian Engine: Volvo D10A-285 ( Euro II, Euro III ) Cylinder capacity: 9,603cc Maximum power output: 285bhp Transmission: ZF 5HP590, 5-speed fully automatic ( ASV1 - ASV49, ASV51 - ASV120 ) Transmission: ZF 4HP592, 4-speed fully automatic ( ASV50 ) Bodywork: Walter Alexander ALX500 Capacity: U51 / L26 + S32 + WCH1 Dimensions: 10,600mm (Length) / 2,500mm (Width) / 4,366mm (Height)