Plaxton Cheetah

The Plaxton Cheetah is a minibus/midibus body manufactured by Plaxton in Wigan, England. Between 1997 and 2014 it was mounted on Mercedes-Benz Vario chassis.^[1]

Plaxton Cheetah
Overview
Manufacturer	Plaxton
Production	1997–2014 (Cheetah) 2015–2019 (Cheetah XL)
Assembly	Wigan, England
Body and chassis
Class	Minibus (Cheetah) Midibus (Cheetah XL)
Body style	Single-decker bus
Doors	1 (inswing door)
Floor type	Step entrance
Chassis	Mercedes-Benz Vario Mercedes-Benz Atego
Powertrain
Engine	Front mounted 4.2-litre (4,249cc) inline-four diesel engine. Output (Vario 815D) = 150 bhp (111 kw)
Capacity	29/33 seated passengers
Transmission	5 or 6-speed manual, 4-speed Allison automatic
Dimensions
Length	7.0m to 8.1m
Width	2.4m
Height	3.0m

In April 2015, the Cheetah XL was launched on the Mercedes-Benz Atego chassis.^[2][3][4] However Plaxton decided to end Cheetah XL production in 2019 due to poor sales.^[5]

Gallery

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  Plaxton Cheetah 1 bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario
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  Standard Plaxton Cheetah 1 bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario
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  Standard Plaxton Cheetah 1 bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario rear
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  Plaxton Cheetah 2 bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario
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  Cheetah XL bodied Mercedes-Benz Atego