Amazing New "MCI D45 CRT LE" Revealed

Newly reimagined, the MCI® D45 CRT LE commuter coach warmly welcomes all passengers, #ReliabilityDRIVEN MCI bus #motorcoachindustries creating an innovative low-entry vestibule with a ramp and adjoining seating area designed with mobility devices in mind. Beyond game-changing accessibility features to speed entry and exit, the all-new model offers modern good looks and the amenities that commuters have come to expect from MCI, including comfortable forward-facing seats, power outlets, parcel racks and Wi-Fi options, plus the sturdy reliability that has long made the MCI commuter coach the leading choice for commuter express. And, with an electric version available starting in 2020, the D45 CRT LE will be the greenest choice for communities.
SAFETY & SECURITY
Standard in basic coach
Amerex fire-suppression system and engine compartment fire detection
Digital Wheel End Sensing (DWES) to detect wheel end faults
FMVSS 210 load compliant seat track and mounting system with infinite adjustability
Bendix® ESP (Electronic Stability Program
High-visibility yellow ergonomic handrails throughout the vehicle
Display monitors in the vestibule area
Frameless single pane passenger emergency egress windows with laminated safety glass and dual-latch
Spare tire compartment roller
Optional addition in basic coach
Bendix® Wingman Advanced System with Adaptive Cruise Control and Collision Mitigation Functionality
Integrated tire-pressure monitoring system with always-on sensors
Frameless dual pane passenger emergency egress windows with tempered / laminated safety glass and dual-latch
Brigade 360 degree camera system
Brigade 500 GB (4 exterior cameras) or 1 TB (4 interior & 4 exterior cameras) digital recording system
POWERTRAIN AND ECONOMY
Standard in basic coach
2017 EPA Cummins ISX 12 liter w/ engine brake, 425hp, 1,450 lb-ft torque
Allison Gen V transmission with prognostics capability
Fuel economy optimized rear axle ratios
Relocated engine air intake system including standard pre-filter / water separator and enhanced engine compartment service lighting
2 x 150 Amp Denso alternators for improved reliability
Linnig electromagnetic 3-speed fan clutch
Optional addition in basic coach
"Cummins Connected" option for enhanced engine diagnostics
45,000 BTU ProHeat or 120,000 BTU Spheros (Webasto) auxiliary heaters
HANDLING, RIDE AND BRAKING
Standard in basic coach
Independent Front Suspension system with labyrinthically sealed unitized wheel ends - 17,000 lb rating
23,000 lb drive axle and 16,500 lb tag axle with independent suspension
Bendix® all-wheel ADB 22X™ disc brakes
Tilt and telescoping steering wheel with integrated controls and ZF variable ratio steering
Wide-ride suspension system with Sachs shocks
Passive rear steering system provides amazingly tight 40' 11" turning radius
Extreme duty tag axle unload valves for MDSS / Bendix air system

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[@roadmaster9362]

I've been talking to a friend about the Idea of a high floor bus with low floor area at the rear door recently. Never heard about this bus before but I have to admit, it's amazing

[@transitdude3352]

I love the pocket seats when you first get on.

[@sangnam3664]

Get rid of the front door... and integrate wheelchair with the stairs. Install the seat next to the driver. That's how I would build the bus if I work for MCI. :)

[@ryanlee5677]

That's pretty cool. Very futuristic. But I am still a sucker for the D series with the stainless steel luggage bays like NJ Transit's commuter buses.

[@sunahamanagai9039]

Old timer drivers swear by those stainless steel D series.

[@fargeeks]

Hey dude Chandler Arizona has these buses

[@thomasbarois1046]

They did a really good job on that bus

[@thewilliamwilkingtonchanne2219]

Well that bus really looks really sharp I could see that bus being used as a commuter bus four areas that have longer trips going into a suburban area or from a suburban area into an urban area or from an urban area also that's good for handicapped people I think that's pretty cool very nice bus d-series needed an update

[@elijahmorrison2462]

Im glad you like MCI as much as I do.

[@octavioverdugo1442]

Bonito casi la misma forma del frente al modelo 2000

[@elijahmorrison2462]

MCI = perfection

[@transitenthusiastunites4740]

Those front doors remind me of my son on Microsoft Paint trying to make a square but it didn't quite come out right

[@calvincrews3885]

New Jersey transit should purchase these buses for Camden newton Avenue garage if they can fit one in the garage

[@milestone_achiever4634]

Great looking coach. Hopefully NYC orders these to replace all remaining 2001 thru 2003/2004 D4500s/102DL3s still in service. I was actually in for a surprise not too long ago in White Plains. CT transit had a new D45CRT testing on route 971. (Formerly I-Bus. Stamford to White Plains express). I have a short video of this as well.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

There is an order for 307 express buses, with 50 buses for NYC Bus in the Staten Island Division, and the other 257 for the MTA Bus depots in Queens and The Bronx, which were once run by private bus lines.

[@milestone_achiever4634]

@@TheRailLeaguer it's been three years since we posted these comments and those 307 buses are all in now. Thanks Prevost for not giving us the better and more stately H3 series instead. Shame on you!!👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

[@TheRailLeaguer]

@@milestone_achiever4634 What did I do?

[@milestone_achiever4634]

@@TheRailLeaguerThat was simply an indirect message to Prevost that I wish the MTA could have persuaded them to make 307 H3 series instead of the X3s. I just like the H3 series way better that's all 😁

[@ElijahJohnson1997]

That bus looks exactly like actual transit bus

[@BusTVChan]

Elijah Johnson it is a transit style MCI commuter bus that can fit in the Lincoln Tunnel

[@engineersdash]

Elijah Johnson I wonder who's going to get the first order?

[@MJofLakelandX]

Probably New Jersey Transit or New York MTA

[@patrickrichmond9896]

I am with you Elijah. This sure would boost ridership. The ADA wiped out ridership on some major express routes and this bus would REALLY serve everybody. Long haul transit service for the able-bodied corporate employees and would help the major corporations stay out of trouble for if a corporation would want to look at investing in hiring people with disabilites. But sadly, you realize how much these big buses would cost?

[@soytuhermano1971]

Well well in a njtransit bus operator....let see y they buy this ones...cool

[@KevinMeno2008]

I could just imagine a fleet of D45 CRT LE CNGs in Long Beach Transit livery if the Regional Express routes are approved for the future

[@imaginox9]

This is radically different from EU Low Entry buses and coaches, here the whole front half is low floor. A good example would be the Setra S416LE Business. But I like how they did it with this one, a nice little comfy compartment for wheelchair users or people with a pram

[@zavieraustin6549]

I hope we get them i Charlotte nc. We loved the demo bus for the time we tested it at CAT'S.

[@Beee_Ceee]

Wow thats a D model definately a commuter coach. Kinda looks like the G model specially made for Greyhound back in the day

[@patrickrichmond9896]

Hey. These would be a big hit for the transit companies. The public loved it here in St. Louis when we had similar buses. It is time we bug the living daylights out of our senators so that our transit systems would get funded big time. And if that happens, MCI would be hit with orders after orders for these.

[@larrymcneil8038]

Love the new look on the d series

[@dadelives1]

Hopefully broward transit makes the purchase

[@ChrisOnline1]

I wonder if Houston METRO ever thought about getting one of these buses?

[@Giologico95]

Chris Online I know right I've always seen the D Series models for downtown well hopefully they would do it but that means they would replace the old MCIs with Detroit 60 series engine 😪

[@rayyfendi]

Chris Online houston metro just got one

[@sa1t672]

Wonder if GO transit is gonna get this one.

[@mauriceazzouz5585]

• Neøn • I don’t think so GO transit is replacing their old single-deck coaches with new double-decker buses

[@moeltawil7995]

this thing is crazy good, good.. im sad to see the d series buses go, but wow this is a beauty

[@anitadickinson3388]

I very much approve of this model in my city

[@TheDoumaDono]

Mta now has it

[@BusTVChan]

Little's ron plays yeah I wish I knew where to find it but I have to take off work

[@djridgenyc]

Right now Staten Island Division has it, Brooklyn Division had it, after SI i think it's going to the Bronx Division

[@milestone_achiever4634]

@@BusTVChan Man listen! Let them test that D45CRT on the BxM6 (Parkchester to 23rd street) for a few days. Don't just have it linger in Brooklyn and Staten Island. Also Express routes in Queens deserve to have the D45CRT tested there as well

[@milestone_achiever4634]

@@BusTVChan Man listen! Let them test that D45CRT on the BxM6 (Parkchester to 23rd street) for a few days. Don't just have it linger in Brooklyn and Staten Island. Also Express routes in Queens deserve to have the D45CRT tested there as well

[@michaelhayden2063]

This bus is a very good option for commuters indeed I Would by One of These after I buy a brand-new J 4500 for my business and one J 3500 the new 35-foot bus for my company and then I'll also buy this new bus when they are available

[@tank282]

Love it.

[@BusTVChan]

Tank28 it is pretty cool but I like the old d series

[@Diecast2013]

I never saw that model must be new .. MCI looks different now

[@Giologico95]

Where you at the MCI in Dallas Tx?

[@patrickrichmond9896]

Now if Greyhound wants to succeed, THIS is what they need to buy. But knowing Greyhound, they don't want to give up any luggage space for a drug dealer's luggage for a wheelchair. But if we want to boost ridership on our transit systems, THIS is the bus to get.

[@BusTVChan]

They will be making a version with out the bottom and rear door, that might be more appeal-able to first transit and greyhound

[@qjtvaddict]

Streetcar1664 actually intercity bus ridership from upstarts has been on the rise for a while now. Metropolitan transportation systems are losing riders to cheap gas and they need faster buses and they need to take express services more seriously

[@Zachattack2002]

The mci d45 drt looks like the j4500

[@engineersdash]

Any local orders yet?

[@engineersdash]

Bruce Alarcon MTA Maryland or MTA NY?

[@okboi2513]

engineersdash8 501 MTA NY

[@engineersdash]

Ok Boi I guess sooner or later MTA Maryland will follow suit. Nice bus.

[@alexhood9438]

the RTS is back by a company that never even made the RTS i love MCI.

[@transitenthusiastunites4740]

Otherwise I guess this is the bus of the future

[@sunahamanagai9039]

I wonder why they placed the headlights up so high. Not a fan of the look.

[@billdaniels3179]

It's nice but no head not good

[@BusTVChan]

what do you mean by no head?

[@BusTVChan]

you mean the head sign or destination sign?

[@42luke93]

Really not happy to see something like this exist. We should be willing to wait for the accessible lifts for more room and comfort for all. Riding low floors are not comfortable at all I do not care. I have riding experience and don't tell me otherwise. It's such a shame it has come down to this where something like that is designed, unfair to the accessible. That literarily is the luggage compartment area.

[@BusTVChan]

You and me both!

[@alexhood9438]

honestly the front bumper i hate it other then that what beaut.

[@okboi2513]

I dont like it tbh

[@BusTVChan]

Ok Boi I like the old d series

[@okboi2513]

BusTV Chan same

[@qjtvaddict]

I love these I can bring my scooter 🛴 on em more easily

[@milestone_achiever4634]

@@BusTVChan anyone remember the Renaissance model? I have the original brochure from when that coach debuted in fall of 1998. Perfect design for the approaching Millenium at the time. Now 20 years later this D45 crt does not look much different from the Renaissance model. The D series was great for the early to mid nineties era. Now the D4500/102DL3 design out of date. The design is still a rectangle or box........no aerodynamics at all. Today, these coaches need to be sleek for fuel economy and minimize drag and wind resistance. Like I always stress. Everyone needs to get with the times.

[@Chris-gi9ch]

The ramp extends too far, and part of the aisle is too narrow.