Caio Apache Vip O400UPA 1.0.0

2000 Caio Mercedes Articulated Bus.

Hello, today I'm bringing you a long-awaited model: the Caio Apache Vip I O400UPA.

It was the only articulated Apache VIP in São Paulo.

Manufactured in 2000, it arrived in early 2001 with the prefix 27 010, which belonged to a GLS Bus that had been burned during the perueiros' protests, but shortly afterwards it gained the prefix 7 27 010.

When it arrived, had 3 doors on each side, and the ones on the left were high, for the corridors of the time.

In 2003,the prefix was changed to 7 2010 and, the last door on the left was closed and the other two adapted for boarding on the sidewalk.

It was the only articulated bus purchased between 1998 and 2003 for São Paulo city.

It operated for 11 years at Viação Campo Belo and was retired.

This bus remained retired for about 10 years, but in november 2021 was dismantled.

As an early Apache Vip I some details were different:The seats, light blue details and the internal iron tubes.

Technical Specs:

Lenght: 18.600

Total width: 2.500

Internal width: 2.350

Total height: 3.500

Internal height: 2.140

Chassis: Mercedes Benz O400UPA PL year 2000

Motor: Mercedes Benz OM449LA 300CV EURO I PROCONVE P-3

Torque: 1300Nm 1100-1400rpm

Gearbox: VOITH DIWA D863.3 3 speed.

Capacity: 41seats(original) 43 (when the last door was closed) and 78 standing

Credits:

Body: Franklim Magalhaes, RedJoker, Victor Borges, Wallace Machado.

Sound: Gabriel GB, Morphi, Marcos Zane e alterações feitas por RedJoker.

Wheels: Victor Ortega e alterações feitas por RedJoker.

Panel: Luiz Matheus, Marcos Elias e RedJoker.

Fonts: Marcos Elias e Ronaldo Aguial Design.

Washers: Gabriel Angelo editado por RedJoker.

Peças variadas: Marcos Elias, RedJoker e Victor Nathan.

Steering Wheel: Paulo Henrique.

Skins: RedJoker.

Scripts: Alexey Vasiliev, FRENZYMAX, Marcos Elias, Marcos Henrique (Zane), Morphi, MR Software, RedJoker,

Sergey Wizard.

The matrix text does not have a bug, the real bus had part of the matrix blocked due to the original rollband matrix.

Here are some images: