• New LED headlamps and new multimedia system
• Impressive appearance, extensive safety equipment and comfort furnishings
• Brings Reisen: family-owned company with a long tradition

Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Willich – Bus/touring coach operator Brings Reisen has taken over the first two, further developed Mercedes-Benz Tourismo high-deckers. The Tourismo L touring coaches, with a length of around 14 metres, are unmistakable thanks to their size and appearance. The vehicles also boast carefully configured furnishings.

New LED headlamps and new multimedia system

On the outside, the new, bright and durable full-LED headlamps for dipped and main beam with new light signature in the shape of a curved light rod for daytime running lamps and turn signal indicator lamps. On the inside, with the new Coach Infotainment series multimedia system featuring the latest generation of media applications for professional use in touring coaches, Brings Reisen relies on state-of-the-art technology for its two new Tourismo L touring coaches.

Striking appearance, extensive safety equipment and comfort furnishings

The impressive three-axle high-deckers, with a length of around 14 metres, are already visual flagships of the fleet. The distinctive corporate appearance is unmistakable with the bright paintwork including add-on parts in “traffic red” as well as the dark Privacy tinted glass, the striking company lettering and the stylised outlines of skylines and travel destinations.

The vehicle interior has been perfectly coordinated to match the paintwork: 57 Travel Star Eco passenger seats manufactured in-house with comfortable Softline upholstery are distinguished by black seats and backrests with “Mars red” piping as well as headrests in the same colour made from Composition leather fibre material. The Mercedes star in the backrest reminds passengers of the origin of their touring coach. In conjunction with the new Coach Infotainment series multimedia system, there are two large monitors with a screen diagonal of 21.5 inches (54.4 cm) and a brilliant image in full HD quality. One illuminated, twin USB port in the side wall per twin seat supplies passengers’ devices with energy. The galley kitchen and no less than two refrigerators ensure passengers and staff have food and beverages on board

Drivers are assisted by a 360° camera system and numerous assistance systems. The drive system is based on the Mercedes-Benz OM 470 inline six-cylinder. With a displacement of 10.7 litres, it delivers 335 kW (456 hp), as befits its status. The output is transferred by the fully automated Mercedes-Benz GO-250-8 PowerShift bus transmission. Already efficient in terms of fuel consumption and low in emissions in accordance with Euro VI E, automatic body lowering at higher speeds, the intelligent Predictive Powertrain Control (PPC) anticipatory cruise control, the TPM (Tyre Pressure Monitoring) system, on-board electrical system management with intelligent battery sensor and, last but not least, Driver Score driving style assessment mean consumption and emissions are further reduced.

Brings Reisen: a family-owned company with a long tradition

Brings Reisen has a long history to look back on. Established in the Netherlands in 1929, the family-owned company is now run by the fourth generation of owners in Willich am Niederrhein/North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). The versatile fleet of 66 vehicles ranges from minibuses, low-floor city buses and intercity buses to the impressive new, three-axle Mercedes-Benz Tourismo L. The company’s vehicles are typically equipped with sophisticated comfort and safety features. With 107 employees, Brings serves the public transport routes of Rheinbahn AG and Busverkehr Rheinland GmbH. In the touring coach sector, the company reliably operates for the Borussia Mönchengladbach football team and Henkel AG. For Christoph Brings, owner Brings Reisen, picking up the two Tourismos in Mannheim was a special experience: "You do get goosebumps when you are shown the first ever two touring coaches you configured yourself to suit your exact requirements. I am looking forward to be able to use these great vehicles in my fleet in the future," he said at the handover.